Magistrate Lin seemed very easy-going and had no airs. His wife was also a very forthright person. The girl's name was Lin Qiaoqian, the magistrate's only daughter. She had just come of age and was quite lively.
That day, she had just arrived in Longmen Town and was curious, so she took people for a walk and ended up being alone, where she ran into those two thugs.
Lin Qiaoqian and her hit it off right away, and the more they talked, the more they got along. The county magistrate's wife wanted to keep her here for one night.
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Mr. Lin and Madam are so kind that I dare not refuse. It's just that I came here in a hurry. I'm afraid my family is still worried about me, so I can't stay any longer."
In this dynasty, officials are called "sirs" instead of "adults". County magistrates can be called "Mingfu", or "gong", "jun", "qing" and so on.
Lin Qiaoqian was very disappointed and held her hand: "Come on, Ayue, I finally made a friend, will you stay and accompany me for one night!"
County Magistrate Lin was obviously very fond of his daughter, so he smiled and said, "Why don't I send someone to inform them?"
Tang Shiyue was about to speak when something suddenly occurred to her. She quickly thought about it and felt that there was no problem, so she smiled and said, "Since Mr. Lin said so, Yue'er has an unwelcome request."
"Oh?" County Magistrate Lin said, "Please go ahead."
Tang Shiyue said, "I would like to ask Lord Lin to send two officials to go back with my brother. Yue'er would like to borrow a little bit of the government's 'power', but Lord Lin, don't worry, it's just a show, and it will never damage the reputation of Lord Lin and the government."
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County Magistrate Lin pondered for a moment and glanced at the two of them.
Both of them were wearing ordinary short shirts and belts, which looked clean and neat. They were also handsome and pleasing to the eye no matter how you looked at them.
He guessed that she might have had a grudge against someone in the countryside, so she wanted to use the power of the government to scare someone. This was indeed a trivial matter, and considering her young age, she was able to smile and talk calmly in front of the county official. Such a smart young lady was definitely not a villain who took advantage of her power to bully others.
He also thought that maybe she was just looking for little things on purpose so that they wouldn't feel uncomfortable because of the "favor" and that they would get along more naturally afterwards... If that was the case, then she was really thoughtful.
County Magistrate Lin's mind raced, but it only took a moment, and he smiled and said, "Of course."
He called Captain Zhou over and asked him to take two people and go back with Qi Jing. He also specifically reminded them to follow his instructions.
Taking advantage of this moment, Tang Shiyue grabbed Qi Jing and whispered a few words in his ear.
Watching them get on the carriage and leave, Tang Shiyue raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
It's true that just when I was about to fall asleep, someone brought me a pillow. Now the time, place and people are all right for the separation, and all we lack is a small opportunity.
Then the opportunity came to her door. This time, she probably didn't have to do anything at all, as Mrs. Sun cried and shouted that she wanted to split the family business.
At this time, in Jubao Village.
Although everyone knew that Grandma Sun and Tang Shiyue had a bad relationship, this matter was a big deal after all, so many people went to the Tang family to report the news.
Grandma Sun and He heard about it outside. When they got home and talked about it, they felt relieved. Grandma Sun kept saying, "It's what she deserves! She deserves it! This little girl who doesn't even know how to be filial to her elders deserves her bad luck!"
"That's right," He was also gloating: "A young lady is so capable that she dares to jump around in the school. Even the heavens can't stand it!"
Tang Guihua smiled: "Shameless little bitch! I'll see if you survive this time!"
The whole family was gloating over the misfortune and eating two more bowls of rice when they heard someone knocking on the door. Granny Sun raised her voice and asked, "Who is it?"
Someone outside said, "Open the door! The government is here to help!"
Grandma Sun's legs went weak at that moment. Everyone looked at each other and hurried out to open the door. They saw Qi Jing and two yamen runners outside. Qi Jing was pointing and saying, "This is Tang Shiyue's home."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" In front of the official, Mrs. Sun did not dare to curse, but just glared at him and said, "That girl has not lived here for a long time. If she has any problems, go find her mother. Why are you looking for us?"
The bailiff said, "Why is it a woman? Ask a man to come out and talk to her!"
Mrs. Sun was used to being able to handle things, but she didn't dare to confront the officers, so she had to take two steps back. Tang Yongfu trotted out, bowing in fear and trepidation, "What do you want, officers?"
The bailiff said, "There was a man named Tang Yongli in your family before, but he was sued for fraud!"
Tang Yongfu said: "My third brother has been gone for five years..."
"So what!" Captain Zhou beside him glared, "He's dead, so are his parents and relatives? You can't deny it after you cheated someone out of their money! Now we're going to call in someone who knows the truth for questioning. Hurry up and get ready! Who should we call?"
Captain Zhou was a handsome, black man who looked like an iron tower. Granny Sun was so frightened that she whispered, "Didn't his daughter go there?"
"I just asked," the bailiff said, "When he died, his son was only eight or nine years old, and his daughter was only six or seven years old. What do they know?"
At this time, the clan leader and the village head also came over.
They had already sent people to guard the entrance of the village. As soon as the carriage came in, they received the news. The head of the Tang family asked, "A Jing, what's going on?"
Qi Jing then said, "It is said that someone who knew Tang Yongli back then accused him of fraud. Because it happened a long time ago, they had to interrogate him. A Yue went there, and when they asked, they found out that Tang Yongli had passed away."
Fourth Uncle Tang said anxiously, "No matter how much money he has, we will give him."
"Fourth Uncle," Qi Jing said with a sluggish face, "The current situation is like this. It is said that this person only has some letters and other things in his hands. Whether Tang Yongli has defrauded money is just based on his words. If we compensate the money, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting that Tang Yongli is such a villain who cheats people of their money? That's why A Yue said that it is absolutely impossible. As children, we must not allow others to slander the reputation of our deceased father."
Fourth Uncle Tang nodded suddenly.
Qi Jing continued, "Moreover, when Tang Yongli passed away, A Rong and A Yue were both very young and didn't know what happened, so they sent someone who knew about the incident to question them."
The head of the Tang family said, "Then Yongfu, you go over there!"
Tang Yongfu said, "Patriarch, how could I know about the third brother's affairs?"
"That's right!" Mrs. Sun couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you ask his wife to go over there?"
Qi Jing said, "This is because the new county magistrate is considerate and asked the men to go over."
"That's right," the yamen runner said, "How can a woman endure going to a place like the yamen jail? When the county magistrate interrogates her and she is beaten with a stick, how can she face people in the future? I'm afraid her life will be in danger!"
When they heard that they would have to go to court and be beaten with a stick, the Tang family members wanted to hide their heads in their crotches.
Tang Yongfu bravely said, "Thank you for your consideration, sir. But only his wife knew about what happened at that time. We don't live with him, so how can we know?"
Mrs. Sun immediately understood: "Yes, we didn't live with them at that time! They lived in the county town!"
Someone couldn't help but say, "Your whole family was spending Tang Yongli's money at the time! No one said they didn't know!"
Grandma Sun cursed in a low voice: "What does this have to do with you? Why don't you shut up!"
The head of the Tang family frowned deeply.
At this time, no one knew what the situation was. If he really had to be beaten in court, it would be no small matter. He couldn't force a man to go over, but similarly, he couldn't force a woman to go over.
The clan leader said, "Let's go and let Yue'er's mother know first!"
Since Wang took the initiative to go, the problem was naturally solved. Although I felt a little sorry for her, there was nothing I could do about it.
Someone had already run to tell Mrs. Wang, and when they got there, Mrs. Wang had already asked a few women to push and shove the baby out.
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