Chapter 23 Always like this
"A letter." Yang Rang said, "Ten days ago, Tian Sheng received an anonymous letter, which reminded Tian Sheng that Li Wenhua already knew about his affair with Zhang and wanted to take the opportunity to destroy his official reputation."
Lu Chengjing: "Where is the letter?"
Yang Rang: "Burn it."
Mr. An asked: "Who is the person who sent the message?"
"I don't know." Yang Rang shook his head, "The letter is under the official document of Tian Sheng's housekeeping. There are so many people coming in and out of the housekeeping, it is difficult to investigate."
"Tian Sheng doesn't look stupid. An anonymous letter from an unknown source. What if it is deliberately sowing discord?" Shang Wan, who was allowed to watch, felt that this matter was fishy both inside and out.
How can anyone in court be allowed to speak freely? However, Mr. An just glanced at Shang Wan and did not scold him, as if he acquiesced.
Lu Chengjing didn't miss Master An's expression and secretly guessed what Shang Wan had done to deserve such preferential treatment from Master An.
"Tian Sheng was dubious about what was said in the letter and sent someone to investigate." Yang Rang glanced at Lu Chengjing and said, "This investigation revealed that Li Wenhua once confided in others about his good wife status while drunk."
Mr. An turned his attention to Lu Chengjing, and Lu Chengjing said: "Xiaosheng has indeed heard about this matter, but he dare not believe the drunken words, and he has never publicized it to the outside world."
Mr. An nodded.
The case is now clear, with all the witnesses and material evidence. Tian Sheng, the culprit, committed suicide by taking poison, and the accomplices should also be punished.
Although Niu Baoqing was coerced by Tian Sheng, the poison was indeed put into the wine by his hand. After careful consideration, Lord An sentenced him to sixty years of cane and two years' probation in accordance with the law.
Xie Zhiqiang committed murder due to dereliction of duty. Because of the attempted murder, he was spared the death penalty and was sentenced to a hundred canes and exiled for two thousand miles according to the law.
Geng Hao coerced Niu Baoqing's family and neglected his duties after the incident. In order to protect important witnesses in the case, Geng Hao was sentenced to fifty canes, fined twenty taels of silver, and was prohibited from holding public office again.
Yang Rang disregarded human life and helped Tian Sheng to commit countless crimes. The circumstances were serious and he was sentenced to death in accordance with the law.
Liu Tong changed the heavy yoke without authorization, and was given ten sticks according to the law, and was fined two taels of silver. If he does it again next time, he should be dismissed from his post and investigated.
Lu Chengjing was acquitted. He almost died because he was implicated for no reason, so the government gave him 20 taels of compensation.
Shang Wan was rewarded with five taels of silver for assisting in the investigation.
"Quit!"
As soon as the notice was posted, the people talked a lot, and the Li family was even more uproar.
If Zhang commits adultery, he will be sentenced to ninety sticks according to the law. If the Li family is willing to pay a thousand taels of silver to redeem the crime, they will have twenty sticks instead and be taken back by her husband's family.
Li Can wanted to strangle Zhang who had cuckolded him, so how could he pay for his redemption?
Zhang was afraid of being punished with a stick, so she killed herself with a piece of white silk.
Qin Cuixiang was secretly happy and sent a message home to discuss how to support her son.
Shang Wan placed Lu Chengjing at the door, asked the gatekeeper to look after him for a while, and then went to Dongshi to rent an oxcart.
Qiao Yu'an hurried over after hearing the news, accompanied by a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, whose appearance was similar to his.
"Now the truth is out. Tian Sheng is so evil that it would be too easy for him to commit suicide by taking poison." Qiao Yu'an said with indignation, as if Tian Sheng was in front of him and he was about to step forward and punch him twice.
Lu Chengjing curled his lips and smiled. Because he was worried about scaring Shitou and the others, Shang Wan had already helped him take care of it and restored some of his former charm.
Qiao Weiwei has admired Lu Chengjing for a long time. When she saw him smiling, she could hardly move her eyes away.
Lu Chengjing naturally noticed it, frowned and asked, "Who is this girl?"
"She is the sister I often mention to you." Qiao Yuan winked at Qiao Weiwei, "Chengjing is the same age as me, Weiwei, you should call me big brother."
Qiao Weiwei's pretty face turned red and she said, "Weiwei has met Brother Lu."
The sound is like an oriole, gentle and sweet.
Lu Cheng nodded but didn't say a word.
The blush on Qiao Weiwei's face instantly faded away, she bit her lip and looked at loss. Qiao Yu'an quickly smoothed things over, "Chengjing, Weiwei is from a daughter's family and is thin-skinned. This is the first time we've met, so you should be polite."
Lu Chengjing was expressionless, "I've always been like this."
Qiao Weiwei's face turned pale and she looked a little hurt. She grabbed Qiao Yu'an's sleeve and hid behind him.
Qiao Yu'an immediately felt sorry for her sister, "Look at you, you keep a straight face all day long, which scares Weiwei. In the future, Weiwei will not be as afraid of you as a tiger."
Lu Chengjing frowned and was about to say something when Shang Wan drove an ox cart over with a stone sitting next to him.
"Master!" Shitou jumped out of the car excitedly, ran forward in a few steps, pushed past Qiao Yu'an and Qiao Weiwei who were blocking the way, grabbed Lu Chengjing and looked up and down, tears streaming down his face, "Why are you so thin?"
His young master must have suffered a lot in prison. Oh wow, his miserable young master!
Lu Chengjing had no choice but to raise his left hand and pat Shi Shi's shoulder, saying a few words of comfort.
Shitou was just too excited to cry. As soon as his mood eased, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed and quickly wiped away his tears.
Shang Wan walked over, glanced at Qiao Yu'an who was staring at her and Qiao Weiwei who was hanging her head, and said to Lu Chengjing: "It's already noon, let's have something to eat before we leave. It takes more than an hour by bullock cart."
"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded.
Shang Wan bent down to brush his hair away from his face and asked with a smile, "What do you want to eat?"
Lu Chengjing thought seriously for a while and said, "Three fresh wontons."
"Okay." Shang Wan was about to pick him up, but Lu Chengjing stretched out his hand to stop him, his ears were a little red, "Let the stone come."
Shang Wan raised his eyebrows, "Do you dislike me?"
"No." Lu Chengjing's long eyelashes trembled slightly and his pale lips pressed together.
Shitou scratched his head, "Sister, I'm strong, so I'll do it."
Shang Wan looked at him, "Are you sure you want to compete with me?"
"No, no, no." Shitou waved his hands repeatedly, joking that his sister could kill a wild boar with one fist.
Shang Wan glanced at Lu Chengjing's expression, thought for a while, and left the task of carrying the person to the bullock cart to Shitou.
Tsk, a man’s pride or something.
Qiao Yuan's eyes were sore, but Shang Wan didn't even look at him. Even Lu Chengjing forgot to say goodbye to him and left in an ox cart.
Qiao Weiwei asked in a low voice, "Brother, why don't you invite Brother Lu to go back to your house and stay for a while?"
Qiao Yu'an slapped her forehead, "I was so angry that I forgot about it as soon as I saw Shang Wan. No, I have to follow him and take a look."
He saw that unruly woman in Shang Wan, having sex with a strange man in the alley.
Chengjing is no longer the third young master of the Lu family and has been seriously injured. He may have been abused by that woman. He must not let her succeed!
Qiao Weiwei was forgotten by him, biting her lip, a look of annoyance flashed in her eyes.
Shang Wan knew that Qiao Yu'an was following him quietly, so he asked Shitou to bring him a bowl of three-fresh wontons.
Qiao Yu'an looked at the wontons and clenched her fists.
snort! Don't think that if you treat him to wontons, he will help hide it. When he finds a good opportunity, he will definitely tell Chengjing about Shang Wan's unruly behavior and let Chengjing divorce her!
However, this three-fresh wonton is really delicious.
"Weiwei, what do you think...huh?"
Where is Weiwei?
The three of them slowly returned to Yushu Village in a bullock cart. They wanted to surprise Xiaohuan and Yuanyuan, but they didn't expect that the two of them gave them a surprise first.
Yuanyuan disappeared.
(End of chapter)