Chapter 150: Court
This time, there was no need for the system to eat melons, Qin Hanjin couldn't help but share them himself.
"Today I passed by the Zhuang Mansion, and the fourth lady happened to be going to the small training ground to practice swordplay, so we went together..."
【Pooh! It is you who waits outside the Zhuang Mansion every day, more diligent and conscientious than the doorman. Miss Zhuang goes to practice sword as usual, and you follow her all the way! 】
The system ruthlessly revealed the truth.
[Pfft, so that's how it is!] Hahahaha...] Su Qianqian could laugh as loudly as she wanted in her heart.
Qin Hanjin remained calm: I'll pretend I didn't hear it, so I didn't hear it.
"Who knew that I would meet the cousin of my colleague in the training ground, the one who wanted to marry Miss Zhuang..."
[That guy is as shameless as you. He heard that Miss Zhuang wanted to discuss marriage, and he couldn't even hold a knife, but he still ran to the parade ground to tangle with her. This was not an accidental encounter! 】
The system revealed the truth once again.
Madam Qin laughed and nodded.
Su Qianqian: What’s so funny about this sentence?
"That man is so shameless. He obviously doesn't know martial arts, but he pretends to ask Miss Zhuang for advice. Miss Zhuang is very annoyed by him, so I stepped forward to teach him..."
[Tsk, it is true that the man was pestering Miss Zhuang, but Miss Zhuang did not get annoyed, but patiently taught him. It was you who got jealous and tried to ask Miss Zhuang for advice. That man mocked and humiliated you, so you took action! 】
The system exposes scars without mercy.
"Hahaha, son, you really bring honor to your mother!" Mrs. Meng gave Qin Hanjin a thumbs up.
Qin Hanjin's ears turned red and she quickly continued.
"That man was so mean that he secretly hurt me with a dagger. I took his attack head-on. Although I was injured, Miss Zhuang scolded the mean man and bandaged my wound with her own hands!"
Qin Hanjin carefully stroked the gauze on his arm... and wrapped it around several times to form a knot.
At this time, Qin Hanzhang stretched out his hand quietly, revealing a piece of white cloth, and then covered it with his other hand, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
[This is not a lie. Miss Zhuang scolded the playboy and told him that he would not be able to show up again. She also bandaged the Fifth Young Master's wound.
Originally, I wanted Qingfeng to bandage it, but when the Fifth Young Master glared at me, Qingfeng’s hands suddenly started shaking non-stop, hahahaha…]
The system finally ate the melon happily.
[This is a moment when even a fire stick can become smart and use the self-torture tactic. If Miss Zhuang gives him this opportunity, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise for him. He should cherish it while he has it!
But did we just forget about Miss Lu? It turns out that the so-called falling in love at first sight means that you fall in love with a girl as soon as you see her, and you can fall in love with her whenever you want, and you can control yourself freely! 】
Su Qianqian always felt familiar with Qin Hanjin's obsessed look.
This time, Qin Hanjin's face turned completely red. Looking at her mother and grandmother's mischievous smiles, she regretted that she was attracted by Lu Zhiqing's pretended boldness and thought she had met a unique girl.
As a result, he stretched out his face to let Su Qianqian hit him.
Only by letting Miss Zhuang know his feelings and making her willing to reconsider their marriage can he change the foolish impression he had left on everyone.
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Everyone in Fushou Hall was laughing continuously, but at this moment in the Prime Minister's Mansion, a layer of frost covered Prime Minister Xue's face.
"Sir, when Butler Zhou's family was poisoned, a young man without a father or a mother disappeared from the village. This is what the villagers said when we went to investigate later.
Following the portrait of housekeeper Zhou's youngest son, someone said yesterday that they had seen him, but he was dressed in rags and had a dirty face. He was begging at her door at the time.
It can be recognized that the youngest son of housekeeper Zhou has an obvious mole on the side of his nose, which is probably the reason why the face of the corpse was disfigured. The orphan must have been killed for the youngest son of housekeeper Zhou, and the young man managed to escape with his life. ”
The chief clerk reported the news he had just received to Prime Minister Xue.
"We must secretly find the child. Perhaps he knows the inside story. There is no need to let the lady and the young lady know about this."
Prime Minister Xue gave orders in a low voice.
"Sir, there is one more thing. The housekeeper said that the second young lady has been going out frequently in the past few days. She just deliberately dressed simply to pretend to be a maid. I remember that the Prime Minister ordered that the second young lady should not go out or meet guests in the past few days."
Prime Minister Xue looked up in surprise: "Why did you come to report it just now? Do you know where she went?"
The chief clerk shook his head: "The second young lady is just the madam's adopted daughter. After all, she is different from the eldest young lady. Apart from her personal maid, no one else follows her. Because she is under the name of a young lady, the housekeeper cannot stop her."
This is the embarrassing aspect of Lu Zhiqing’s identity.
"Okay, I'll tell the housekeeper about this. From now on, the second young lady's affairs...will be handled the same way as the eldest young lady's. Don't neglect them."
Prime Minister Xue pinched his brows wearily.
The chief clerk's face flashed with surprise, and then he agreed to leave...
The next day, Su Qianqian refused to see any visitors, saying that she had caught a cold and was feeling unwell.
On this day, three citizens of Xijing jointly filed a complaint with the Ministry of Justice: Zhang Yong, the Secretary of the City Patrol, exploited the people, disregarded human lives, and forcibly took a woman as his concubine, causing her to hang herself.
The Ministry of Justice ordered that Zhang Yong, who was about to leave with valuables, be brought to the yamen that day, but Zhang Yong refused to plead guilty.
On the fifth day of September, the Minister of Justice personally tried the case, and the recorder Su Qian recorded the case behind a screen next to the lobby.
The people who reported the case were Hu Jiuchen, who used to do business in Xishi, Zhang Linsheng, who made a living by singing with his sister, and Wang Dalang, who extorted money by deceiving passers-by and faking injuries.
Two years ago, Hu Jiuchen used all his savings to buy a shop and opened a pastry shop. Because of his good craftsmanship and genuine ingredients, his business was booming and he made a lot of money.
Afterwards, Zhang Yong would often come to his shop to get some cakes and pastries. Hu Jiuchen did not dare to offend him as he had no one to back him up, and could only endure it. However, later on, Zhang Yong not only took cakes and pastries, but also asked Hu Jiuchen to pay him 20 taels of silver as a monthly hard work fee.
Hu Jiuchen had finally earned some money, but the capital had not been returned yet. How could he be willing to give the money to Zhang Yong? So he begged Zhang Yong to be flexible and give him two taels of silver every month. Zhang Yong left without saying anything.
From then on, he came to the store to cause trouble every day, either checking for thieves or checking whether there was poison in the cakes and pastries. He made the store in chaos and the business could not be done. Hu Jiuchen refused to give him the twenty taels he promised and raised the price directly to fifty taels.
Hu Jiuchen could not afford it anymore and had to sell the shop with great reluctance, and lost money. His wife could not bear it and fell ill. Earlier this year, she passed away at a young age, leaving behind two children.
Zhang Linsheng's life was relatively simple. His parents died when he was young, and the brother and sister learned the skills of singing and playing the piano from an old performing artist, and they made a living by singing in various restaurants.
Last year, Zhang Linsheng's sister Zhang Youniang was only thirteen years old. Zhang Yong met her in a restaurant and wanted to take her back to be his concubine.
Zhang Youniang has depended on her brother since she was a child. She has a strong temper and was unwilling to go with Zhang Yong and talked back to him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yong forcibly took her back on the pretext that he suspected she was a spy from Daliang.
Two days later, Zhang Linsheng, who was guarding outside Zhang Yong's door, was told that Zhang Youniang had hanged herself out of fear of punishment and handed him a cold corpse.
Both of them had nowhere to turn to for help. Before they could even reach the yamen, they were caught and severely beaten by Zhang Yong. They had no choice but to swallow their anger in order to survive.
Su Qianqian recognized the third accuser, Wang Erlang. He was the brother of the man who falsely accused Qin Hanjin of faking his own death. However, he was stabbed by Zhang Yong, so how could he come back to life?
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