Lu Yan sent "Meng Gui" to the Yamen, met with the magistrate first, spoke politely, then handed over the complaint and said a few harsh words.
The magistrate had met him in the magistrate's house and knew who he was. Naturally, he wanted to betray his reputation. Without any explanation, he first asked the yamen servant to hit the "Meng Gui" with twenty big boards. This was not something he just wanted to do and let it go.
, every plan fell into place, and by the end, "Meng Gui" was so bruised that he couldn't even cry out for injustice.
When the cousin of the Sun family saw this, his face turned pale with fright, and he made the move before he even asked. He only said that he had received ten taels of silver from the person and promised to help with the fraud, but he didn't know the rest. Before he finished speaking,
, he was punched hard on the head by the Sun family tiger. Seeing that chaos was about to break out, the county magistrate over there gave him a hard slap to calm him down. At this time, he asked "Meng Gui", but "Meng Gui" bit him.
He just saw the profit in this and was so greedy for it that he refused to say anything else, even after being beaten ten times, he didn't say anything.
After Sun Hutou caught the eye of the Lu family's steward, he boldly told the story about Zou Laoqi's earlier questioning. The county magistrate immediately sent someone to get Zou Laoqi, but Zou Laoqi could not be found.
Seeing that it was getting late and he couldn't ask any questions for a while, the magistrate ordered him to be imprisoned first and to be tried again tomorrow.
Lu Yan let out a small sigh of anger, and later asked for help with things. He would not go against the magistrate, so he said that everything was subject to the magistrate's arrangements, and after talking politely to everyone, he resigned and left with Lin Shiquan.
Lin Shiquan was riding on the horse, looking sideways at Lu Yan, who was becoming more and more silent. It was almost the end of the year, and the sun was shining with white light, hanging slantingly on the pale sky. There was already fog on the horizon, and the cold wind was blowing hard, blowing on the sky.
The pain on the face was like a knife. Lin Shiquan thought that he had not seen many winds and frosts in these years, and the cold was a bit unbearable, but Lu Yan didn't feel anything. His face, which was originally white, became even whiter now, his eyes were wide open, but his brows were not.
He was frowning slightly, obviously thinking about something and forgetting about the cold.
With such a temperament, if he didn't take the initiative to ask, he would probably not say anything when it came to breaking up. Lin Shiquan couldn't help it, and pitied him for not having anyone to discuss with, so he whispered: "Erlang, what do you think?
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Lu Yan finally calmed down and looked back at him: "What do third brothers think?"
Lin Shiquan carefully considered his words: "If this is found out, it is just a few local gangsters who are greedy for money. But if it is not the case... you have not discussed this matter with your old man first, and I don't know what his plan is."
"If it is the second wife of the Lu family who did it, improper handling will affect the reputation of the Lu family and bring shame to the family. Mr. Lu will definitely be unhappy. Therefore, we must think carefully about how far we should go forward and how far we should step back.
What kind of benefits will be obtained from this step? It is difficult for him as an outsider to explain clearly, so he can only mention it euphemistically.
Lu Yan understood what he meant, so he rode his horse over, rode alongside him, and whispered to him: "No matter what the situation is, this person must be sent to the government for investigation today. The reputation of the Lu family, I and I
Ah Rong’s reputation cannot be tarnished at will, let alone exploited and bullied at will. I am an adult, and since my grandfather has entrusted this matter to me, I cannot ask him about everything. If I show weakness today, won’t I be the same in the future?
To make people more emboldened?”
So far, there is no evidence at all for this matter. Although there is some suspicion, after all, it is different from the matter in the inner court. The personnel involved are more complicated and easier to manipulate. If it is not done well, there may be no clue. Let’s wait and see.
What does Mr. Lu think? Believe it or not. Lu Yan thinks about this very clearly. So he directly sends the person to the police for investigation without reporting it to Mr. Lu. It just reflects his attitude - once he is angry, he will not care about it. Next time
If you want to take action again, think carefully before doing it.
Lin Shiquan saw that he seemed angry at first and wished he could beat Meng Gui to death. He was afraid that he would be too young and angry and would have to fight over the merits and miss the point, so he gave some advice.
Seeing him say this, I felt relieved.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the end of the field and the two of them said goodbye. Lu Yan rode home and went straight to the Juxian Pavilion to let the boy go in and pass the news.
Mr. Lu was playing chess with Fan Bao. Sandalwood was burning in the bronze incense burner beside him. The fragrance was light and the atmosphere was peaceful. When Lu Mian walked to the door, he couldn't help but slow down his steps and whispered: "My grandson, I would like to say hello to my grandfather."
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There was a soft sound of "Bata", and Fan Bao dropped one move. Old Mrs. Lu frowned slightly and said, "Erlang, come and help me take a look. If I lose a few more moves, I can kill him and throw away his armor?"
Fan Bao stood up and saluted Lu Yan respectfully: "Good morning, Second Master."
Old Mrs. Lu waved to him hurriedly: "Sit down, don't even think about making excuses to run away."
Fan Bao had no choice but to sit down again.
There is a reason why Lu Yan loves chess and is competitive. Mr. Lu is this kind of person. He asked Lu Yan to help him, but in fact he was telling Lu Yan that he would win soon. However, Fan Bao was not allowed to deal with it casually.
Hold on to Fan Bao and be serious until the end of the game. If you win, you must win seriously.
Lu Yan naturally knew the temperament of Mr. Lu, so he did not make any comments. He just stood aside and waited quietly. After nearly a cup of tea, Fan Bao finally seriously lost. Mr. Lu
Then he said with satisfaction: "How is it?"
Lu Yan then told what happened in detail.
"Now that I've sent you to the official, let's wait for the news. I'll send someone to ask tomorrow." Mr. Lu didn't say much. He just said: "Your mother-in-law and two aunts are here. You can pack up and go over to salute and say hello. Don't say anything.
Too lazy."
Mr. Lu's expression seemed as if he didn't take the matter seriously and just treated it as an ordinary matter. Lu Mian was slightly disappointed, but didn't say much, so he quietly bowed and left.
Mr. Lu drank another cup of tea and then told Fan Bao: "Take my post and go to the county magistrate's office yourself."
It was already dark, the lights in Rongjing Juli were brightly lit, and the banquet was coming to an end. Luo was always in the limelight, so he used his usual method of coaxing Mrs. Lin at home, and told a few jokes with Mrs. Lu in a lively manner.
Listen, Mrs. Lu just laughed, praised her for being funny, and invited her to come and play often when she had free time.
Luo was very proud. Normally, Zhou and Tao would definitely dislike her, but today Tao didn't have that intention. Just because Mrs. Lu promised that she would definitely send Lin Jinrong back in the future, so Tao was in a good mood.
Just thinking about being happy.
Lin Jinrong, on the other hand, had been observing Mrs. Lu, consciously or unconsciously. Mrs. Lu originally claimed to be feeling unwell and had rarely appeared in front of people in the past two days, but today she suddenly became cheerful. She was helped by the girls and came to help Zhou and others with a smile.
He said hello and kept talking to me until we reached the banquet.
Although he didn’t know what role the second wife played in this, Lin Jinrong always felt that Lu’s behavior was a little abnormal. Several times, Lu felt her appraising gaze, and even met her eyes. If it were in the past, Lu would definitely look at her.
She made some small gestures like supporting her waist to demonstrate, but today she quickly turned her eyes away, not daring to look at her.
Lin Jinrong thought that Mrs. Lu was probably here to inquire about the news. After all, when Mr. Lu learned that Lu Yan had directly sent the person to the government, he only said: "Very good." It would be fine if the second wife did not do anything.
What, he must have a guilty conscience. No matter how precise the calculation is? As the saying goes, God’s calculations are not as good as those of God, and the dust has not yet settled. Who can guarantee that there will be no mistakes? I just wonder how things are going with Lu Yan. I was just thinking about it.
, I heard the girl laughing outside the curtain: "Second Master, come here to say hello to my uncle and his wife."
Mrs. Lu hurriedly said: "Let him come in quickly. He is a member of our family and will not avoid suspicion."
Immediately after the curtain was opened, Lu Yan walked in slowly, politely greeting everyone one by one. Lin Jinrong observed Ms. Lu carefully and saw that she had been secretly sizing up Lu Yan since Lu Yan entered the door, and she became more and more sure that something was wrong.
Not long after, Xi San and Zhou asked to go home. Lu Yan didn't care that he hadn't eaten yet, so he immediately asked someone to prepare his horse, planning to personally escort a few people back. Before leaving, he looked at Lin Jinrong and hinted that he was waiting for him.
Let’s talk about it in detail when we come back.
Seeing his appearance, Lin Jinrong knew that the matter was not that simple, but he was also reasonable. Even if the second wife really did it, he had thought about it before and after. It is easy to break the situation, but it is not easy to catch evidence of the crime. How can everything go as expected, Sun
As long as the widow is not dead, the morgue trouble will not happen again, and the second wife cannot get what she wants. More than half of the goal has been achieved, so she put the matter aside for the time being, ordered people to prepare meals for Lu Yan, and went back to the room to arrange for everyone to pack up and take it back to her parents' house.
It was almost midnight when Lu Mian rushed back.
Lin Jinrong hurriedly stepped forward and took off his big fur cloak, and asked the girls to prepare water for him to wash his face and hands, and brought him hot food. Lu Yan first drank a large bowl of fragrant hot chicken soup before he warmed up, and ate his rice hastily.
, ordered people to clear it up, and Fang patted the seat next to him: "Arong, come and sit."
Lin Jinrong accepted the tea fruit offered by Li Zhi, sent everyone down, and asked Li Zhi to guard the door before sitting next to him and whispering: "What's wrong?"
Lu Yan didn't hide anything from her, and told her in detail: "It seems that the whole incident was not only timed well, but also took advantage of the world's love for money. Widow Sun believed in your good intentions. It can't be said that it was not carefully planned, but it was
Such a delicate layout has an obvious flaw. Although Aunt Gui has lived in the inner courtyard for a long time, if she wanted to inquire, it would not be impossible to find out. Under normal circumstances, in order not to create any complications, she should say that her surname is Guicai.
Yes. But this man said his surname was Meng. In my opinion, this is nothing more than leading people to think of ordinary blackmail by local ruffians who are motivated by money. But this is not what ordinary people can think of because they are motivated by money.
There is no need to be so careful when dealing with a widow. We should all be more careful in the future."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Lin Jinrong understood that he had laid out the plan and worked hard these days. Although he never found any evidence that the second roommate was involved in this matter, he did become suspicious of the second roommate. It was just out of caution.
Not wanting to say that easily, he arranged for him to rest: "I've been tired for a few days. Go to sleep. Maybe you'll know tomorrow."
Lu Yan stood up and said, "I'm going to read a book." Mr. Lu said that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless. He must pass the exam and do well, otherwise it will become more and more difficult.
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