Chapter 52: A Man Sitting on a Melon Comes From the Sky at Home
Chapter 52: People are sitting at home, and melons come from the sky
The coolie raised his hand, pointed tremblingly at those who complained about injustice, and finally landed on Supervisor Wang, saying: "They, he, all deserve what they deserve."
Wen Jinnuo nodded and asked, "So, you are not unjust?"
"Where does the injustice come from? No injustice!" the coolie said clearly. "This is not the first time. Over the years, I have seen with my own eyes no less than ten times. They brought white ash and sand and gravel, and then
Mixed into the good rice! Oh, sir, tell me, where did the injustice come from? Why is it not deserved?"
Wen Jinnuo and Lu Yu looked at each other with horror in their eyes. Lu Yu asked, "Do you dare to sign and pledge these words? Go to court with the imperial envoy to testify?"
The coolie nodded heavily and said, "I dare. I just ask you to promise me one thing!"
Wen Jinnuo asked: "What's the matter?"
"My brother was imprisoned last year for reporting this... this fake rice incident to the superior. Until now, he has not been released, nor has he been tried in court. Even his family members are not allowed to visit. I beg you, sir, if you can
Release my brother and spare his innocence." After saying this, he kowtowed heavily.
Wen Jinnuo helped him up with his own hands and asked, "What is your brother's name?"
"My surname is Wang, my name is Wang Daniu."
Wen Jinnuo said sternly: "Okay. I'm here to answer your questions. I'll personally go to jail to find your...Brother Daniu. When this case goes to trial, you must remember to tell the truth."
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When Bai Zeqing listened to them talk about their trip to Bingshan Cang, his fists clenched tighter and tighter.
She raised her hand and wanted to dip it in tea again and write on the table. When she remembered that the cup was full of "Mingqian Yungui" that was worth gold, she quickly took her hand back, holding the cuff of her sleeve and stretched out her hand to dip it.
Baishui, then he wrote the word "邴" on the desk, and then the word "false" next to it.
Huo Yuncheng's mouth couldn't help but turn up at the series of actions, and he quickly took advantage of the opportunity of coughing to cover his mouth with a brocade handkerchief.
Bai Zeqing was unaware and frowned and said: "In other words, the power of Bingshancang should be related to Master Yin. They are actively solving the problem of food shortage in Yuanzhou. Can we assume that they are the ones responsible for the explosion of Yushancang?
The force that set the fire?"
Bai Zeqing suddenly tapped the half-dried word "kill" with his fingers and asked: "You said that all the people arrested in the Bingshan warehouse yesterday were temporarily detained in the warehouse?"
"Mr. Wen said that since there are witnesses related to the grain case in the prison, he specially sent the yamen and invited our guards to watch on the spot in Bingshan warehouse. What? What's wrong?" Banxia looked at Bai Zeqing eagerly,
Waiting for her to come up with any doubts.
"Are there any guards from the Huo family to guard it together?" Bai Zeqing shook his head in disapproval and said to Huo Yuncheng, "Second Master, we'd better go to Bingshan warehouse!"
Huo Yuncheng picked up a cup of Mingqian Yungui and said leisurely: "I am seriously injured in bed and unconscious. How can I go to Bingshan warehouse with you?"
Bai Zeqing was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "Did Sanniang see any clues at the fire scene yesterday? Second Master?"
Huo Yuncheng said nothing and smiled secretly.
It was Banxia who gave Huo Yuncheng more tea, then smiled coquettishly at Bai Zeqing and said, "After the third lady came back yesterday, she wrote three pages of observation notes. The second master said that we should lure the snake out of its hole."
Bai Zeqing thought to himself that Yu Shancang had been deceived like this, why did he still want to lure the snake out of its hole?
She said: "It is good to lure the snake out of its hole, but waiting for others to make the first move would be passive. We must guard against being bitten in return."
Huo Yuncheng said: "It doesn't matter, our people are keeping an eye on her. Sanniang has people in those houses. If there is any abnormality, the house will sound the alarm and they will be taken down directly."
Bai Zeqing nodded and said: "Second Master has thought carefully. It's just me who worries too much."
Huo Yuncheng was noncommittal, coughed a few times, and said, "Do you want to go to Bingshancang?"
Bai Zeqing's eyebrows were filled with worry, and he said: "Well, I also want to go to the government office and the prison. But with my status and my face, it is really inconvenient for me to go out alone. I wonder if it would be convenient for the second master to send someone
A guard will follow me, or a servant will do. I just need someone who can speak under the banner of the Huo family."
When Huo Yuncheng heard her speaking openly and honestly, "Under the banner of the Huo family," he narrowed his eyes slightly and said after a long while: "I can't go. I'll ask Sanniang to take you there later."
Bai Zeqing said hurriedly: "Sanniang is busy with things, and I don't know when she will be able to return. It would be great if you could just send a bodyguard to go with me."
Huo Yuncheng pointed to Pinellia ternata: "It will be more convenient to let Pinellia ternata accompany you."
"You won't leave even an inch, right?" Huo Yuncheng snatched her words, brought the tea, blew on the tea foam, and then said: "I'm not going out today. There's no need to stay even an inch. Go ahead."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a gentle and sweet female voice outside the study door: "Where are you going? Banxia, please bring me a cup of tea. I'm really thirsty and tired after running all day."
Bai Zeqing immediately stood up and saw that the maid had already supported Huo Sanniang and walked in lightly. He shouted quickly: "Sanniang is back, come and sit down." Before Huo Sanniang could sit firmly, she took Banxia's hand.
Li took the tea cup, handed it over obediently, and asked: "How is it, Sanniang, is there any news from the government office? Has the Jingren been found? And that..."
"Stop!" Huo Sanniang quickly raised her hand to stop her, then sat down next to Huo Yuncheng elegantly, took the tea cup from Bai Zeqing, took a sip, and then said: "You little girl, what are you in a hurry for?"
After saying that, she slowly drank another cup of tea, and then said with satisfaction: "Mingqian Yungui tastes better, sweet, mellow, refreshing, and sweet..."
Huo Yuncheng tapped his fingers on the table, and said, "Let's get down to business."
Huo Sanniang then said: "Yin Duomi knew that you were seriously injured, so he couldn't wait to complain to the imperial envoy, and framed the Huo family for colluding with Sun Zhengtong, saying that you went to Yushancang to kill people and silence them. The sky has eyes and the fire dragon is passing by.
You deserved it and could not escape. Moreover, they also forged documents between the Huo family and Sun Zhengtong. Second brother, look, they were prepared." She said with a meaningful sigh, "That's it.
First of all, our Huo family is in charge of water transportation and supervising grain, holding 60-70% of Yuanzhou's grain business, and still embezzling official grain. We are really greedy and deserve death~"
Huo Yuncheng raised his eyebrows as he listened to her words, and asked with interest: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy? Are you so polite?"
Bai Zeqing was wondering, does Mr. Huo always like to go off topic so much?
However, Huo Sanniang blushed and said angrily: "Second brother, it's been more than two years since this happened. It's pointless for you to bring it up now."
Huo Yuncheng raised his finger and tapped Huo Sanniang's forehead in a rare move, and said angrily: "This Wen Jinnuo is a descendant of an aristocratic family, a Jinshi Jinshi, a disciple of everyone, and at a young age he was promoted to the fourth rank. People don't care about his character.
With her appearance, she is the perfect choice for the best, and I don’t know what you dislike about her. She just withdrew her marriage without asking her family’s permission.”
Bai Zeqing was secretly speechless beside him: What's going on? People are sitting at home, and melons are coming from the sky!