Chapter 361: The Scholar is the Scapegoat
"Who owns it and why is your name on it? This is too ridiculous. Would the princess give this thing to someone with the same name as you?" Even a dignified person like Lord Zhuang couldn't help but sneer.
"Master Zhuang, my brother-in-law, Cui Jing, has the same name as me and his zodiac sign is tiger. This piece of jade belongs to him."
Lu Jing spoke every word while looking at Su Qianqian, and the smile on his face seemed to be mocking: Look, I can escape again, and you still can't kill me!
[You bastard, there is always a mistake. It turns out that you have hidden a scapegoat. No wonder you dare to show off with the jade pendant. You are so cruel. I will lose one piece to you in this round, so I can only break one of your arms! 】
Su Qianqian cursed in her heart, but her face remained calm and she even smiled.
"Bring Cui Jing to the classroom for questioning." Lord Zhuang ordered.
The captains of the police hurriedly received the order and went to Cui Jing's mansion to bring people back.
Lord Zhuang continued the interrogation. Although Lu Jing still tried to argue, his previous confession and the evidence of Magistrate Gu buying the official position made it impossible for Lu Jing to defend himself. Lord Zhuang ruled the case according to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty and handed it to the emperor for his personal approval before convicting him.
Soon the constables came back, but they did not bring back the scholar who had been looking forward to seeing Shen Fei. Instead, they brought a cold corpse and a suicide note.
The captain of the police reported that the body was found in Cui Jing's study and had to be brought back for an autopsy. A suicide note was found in the study.
[How pitiful! She tried to curry favor with the rich and powerful but ended up being a scapegoat. The Cui family knew clearly that she was murdered, but they dared not speak out or even follow her to the Dali Temple. They just let a cart pull her over. The maid said that Lu Fengyi was not feeling well and could not see anyone. The captain of the police had never seen the princess at all. This was a trick of using someone else as a substitute. 】
The system ate the melon and just sighed. It said that one's destiny is chosen by oneself. If you want to take a shortcut, you have to bear the consequences of being bitten by a snake.
Lord Zhuang took out his suicide note and read it. The gist of it was that he knew he had committed a serious crime and did not want to implicate the Princess and the Lu family any further, so he committed suicide to apologize. His words were concise, clear and concise, but he did not mention a word about what crime he had committed.
The coroner performed an autopsy and found that the patient had drunk highly poisonous liquor. He struggled in agony before death and even broke his fingernails.
Cui Jing took the blame for the case of raising assassins. Although no one believed it, no one could prove that it was not Cui Jing who did it. Lord Zhuang could only report the case truthfully. Perhaps this was the result that Emperor Gan De wanted to see.
The Crown Prince and Su Taifu quietly left the back hall.
When coming out of the Dali Temple, Duke Xu stopped Qin Hanzhang and Madam Qin.
"Madam, my dear nephew Han Zhang, your rebellious son has committed such a crime, which is a shame for the grace of the emperor. Cui Jing is even more daring, raising assassins to kill Lord Su, which must be because he is jealous of Lord Su's extraordinary talent!"
Duke Xu was heartbroken and looked ashamed.
"When I think back to the time when Brother Shiliang and I were as close as brothers, I was so heartbroken after he passed away that I dared not think about it anymore, so I had less contact with the Marquis' Mansion. Now that Hanzhang has returned to the court after his meritorious service, we should get closer to each other more often in the future, otherwise others will think that our two families have become estranged."
Duke Xu glanced at the eldest princess as he spoke. The eldest princess had been standing there with her eyes lowered and had not reacted. Now she raised her head and looked at Duke Xu with a complicated look in her eyes.
"Duke Xu and my son have been friends for a long time. Now that he is gone, it would seem deliberate to go back and try to make friends. The Marquis of Wuning has always not interacted with important officials. This is the family precepts of our ancestors and we dare not disobey. Duke Xu, please don't mind."
Madam Qin explained with a smile, said to the Princess, "I'm leaving now," and left the Dali Temple with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
The princess looked at the backs of the Qin family members, stood there for a long time, turned around and snorted coldly at Duke Xu: "Another life." Then she walked out.
There was a group of people outside the Dali Temple. Madam Su was shivering with cold. Her maid stretched her neck to wait with the others. When she saw Madam Qin and Qin Hanzhang, her eyes lit up and she hurried over to pay a flattering salute to Qin Hanzhang:
"Second uncle, I heard that the Wanwu Shengcai Association recovered a lot of silver, and it was Second Uncle who did the job personally. Can you return the silver to Second Aunt first? Second Aunt has saluted you. If I don't see the silver again, I will hang myself!"
After hearing what Second Madam Su said, those people also started to shout about their own difficulties. Su Qianqian came out from the back hall after talking to Lord Zhuang and saw this scene.
There were guards blocking the way ahead, and no outsiders could get close, but Madam Qin's way was also blocked. The second old lady was about to ask the guards to drive them away, but Su Qianqian quickly walked to the front and protected Qin Hanzhang and the madam behind her.
"I want to get my money back but I'm standing here waiting. Are you stupid? Will the Dali Temple take care of my money back?
All the stolen money will be registered and distributed to the complainants by the Ministry of Revenue based on the number of people. A notice will be posted before distribution. You are practicing standing meditation here in this cold weather. Do you want to steal the guards' jobs? ”
When everyone heard what Su Qianqian said, they secretly regretted standing here in the cold. They hurriedly thanked her and went to check the notice board, and decided to stand there from then on.
Madam Su thanked him repeatedly: "My cousin is wise. Men are more useful than women. Otherwise, I would not have been fooled just to get an official position for my son."
Su Qianqian rolled her eyes in her heart: [It’s not that women are useless, it’s that you are useless. You spend all your energy on taking advantage of others! 】
The family got in the car and returned home. On the way, they talked about how Lu Jing had escaped again. The second old lady wanted to pick up a gun and kill him.
"Lu Jing only escaped the crime of losing his head by using Cui Jing, but he will be punished for selling the official position. The emperor may spare his life for the sake of the princess, but the princess can only save him once."
Su Qianqian was more open-minded. After all, the Lu family had sacrificed their lives in exchange for their lives. Cui Jing's parents dared not speak out at this moment, but even after the incident, they would never forget the loss of an excellent son.
Qin Hanzhang nodded: "Let's wait and see how His Majesty handles this matter. No matter how much affection there is, it will be worn away. Besides, it is only affection for the eldest princess. In front of court affairs, His Majesty will not indulge again and again."
The second old lady looked angry: "He has no respect for the law and dares to attack our Qin family. This time he got it easy."
"It would be a pity if he really repented. We won't have the chance to cause trouble to him. I'm watching him here. If he dares to have the idea of seeking death again, I will definitely send him off."
Su Qianqian said with a smile.
The second old lady shrank her neck and said, "Qianqian, you don't know Kung Fu, but your words are more frightening than mine."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
In the evening, Su Qianqian prepared some things and put them away in the space.
The next day, he dressed neatly, took the gold medal given by the Queen, and found Xin Jilan. They went into the palace together to thank the Queen.
When the Queen saw Su Qianqian, she looked her up and down several times and said, "The wife of Marquis Wuning hasn't changed at all..."
Su Qianqian was a little confused: "What changes should a minister have?"
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