"My uncle asked me to accompany you to find my cousin from the Tao family. Cousin, why were you born in the county government?"
Shu Jinxuan looked puzzled: Could it be that she still wanted to break up with Ye Cheng?
"Cousin, who do you think is better, the Tao brothers or Gu Langxi?"
Hua Rujin opened her thin lips and answered slowly, while her eyes were fixed on the door of the county government office not far away.
Shu Jinxuan followed him with his eyes: "Both of these two people are among the four most famous people in Jiangling City. I'm afraid it will be difficult to tell them apart in court."
"Not bad."
Hua Rujin smiled and said: "I remember that these four young masters all claimed that they have never lost a lawsuit. How could they be willing to fight for me, which would make each of them unable to get off the stage and ruin their reputation for the rest of their lives? What's more, the Dou family has the upper hand.
Mr. Tao will definitely not take action unless he is completely sure."
Gu Langxi appeared in the Huajia courtyard today, undoubtedly to announce to everyone that he had protected the Dou family.
When a litigator of his level takes action, people in the industry will naturally be afraid of giving him three points and give him a few points.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Shu Jinxuan wrinkled his forehead and asked confusedly.
Recalling the argument at the Hua family, although there were doubts everywhere, no strong evidence could be found, which shows that the Dou family was deliberate.
"Right now, our two families have different opinions. The Dou family doesn't dare to come directly to the house to ask for someone, but I can't escape from the Dou family smoothly either."
Hua Rujin thought: We can't just waste it like this.
If the stalemate continues, you will be the one who suffers.
After all, how long can a woman's youth last?
"The most important thing now is to see how our newly appointed magistrate makes a decision."
Hua Rujin looked away and smiled faintly at Shu Jinxuan:
She had to help Ye Chengkui make a decision, and she couldn't let him take revenge on the matter.
"Master Ye, I have dealt with him several times in the past two years in Beijing. It is not difficult for you to meet him."
Suspicion appeared on Shu Jinxuan's face: "But as you said, it cannot be proved that there was another reason for Dou Yuanqian's death, or that the suicide note was forged. Even if Mr. Ye is upright, it will be difficult for him to favor you."
"It's really hard to convince people to make a fuss about the suicide note and the cause of Dou Yuanqian's death based on a few suspicions. Moreover, these are cases that have been decided by the previous magistrate. It is a taboo in the officialdom to overturn the old cases without any basis. Naturally, he will not do it for me.
To make a desperate move and challenge authority."
At this point, Hua Rujin suddenly changed the topic: "But if it affects his political performance and career, do you think he can still sit back and ignore it?"
"But now that he has taken up a new position, we have nothing to do with him."
Shu Jinxuan thought hard and suddenly said quickly: "Yes, I have saved some money in the past two years by helping your cousin pack medicinal materials. When he comes to the county government later, I will find a way to bribe him, and you can take the opportunity to catch him."
This is a current practice, so he will naturally have to be at your mercy, tsk tsk tsk.”
"My cousin, this method is really clever."
Seeing the arrogant look on his face, Hua Rujin rolled her eyes coldly.
He is not afraid of being killed or silenced.
What's more, no one knows Ye Chengguan well at the moment. If the chicken is not successful but the rice is lost, then the life of the aunt will really be decided in the game.
Looking at the county government office that was getting busier in the distance, Hua Rujin suddenly had an idea in her mind.
She looked at the shop owner who was focused on making noodles and asked quickly: "Staff, are there any pens and paper in the shop?"
"some."
Seeing that she was a delicate-looking woman, the storekeeper answered in a loud voice. While wiping his hands, he rushed into the store and fetched pen, ink, paper and inkstones and politely delivered them to the two of them.
Because it is close to the county government office, most of the shops here, even those who are illiterate, have prepared four treasures of the study for diners to use in emergencies.
Hua Rujin thanked her, spread out the paper, pressed the inkstone against the corner of the paper, and pondered deeply while grinding the ink.
Shu Jinxuan saw something was wrong and quickly asked: "Cousin, do you want to write the complaint yourself?"
"Exactly."
Hua Rujin nodded.
Shu Jinxuan was surprised: "When did you learn to write a complaint?"
"No way."
Hua Rujin looked up at him with a wry smile.
"I heard that people in the yamen are very particular about writing complaints. The format alone is very cumbersome..."
"Ahem, the format doesn't matter, as long as you can understand it."
Hua Rujin interrupted him.
It’s a new arrival and I’m not familiar with the place, so it’s hard to do everything in a hurry.
However, with Dianshi Lu Xiuyuan passing on the message, and with the original owner's cousin here, it shouldn't be difficult to see Ye Chengguan directly.
Therefore, the focus of this complaint is not the tedious details, but the to-the-point content, which should quickly impress Ye Chengwei.
After all, we can't just drag this cousin to be the pathfinder every time.
But this damn classical Chinese writing is her sore point after all. If she doesn’t talk about long articles that are painful to her, and there’s no fixed format or nondescript format, maybe people won’t be willing to read them carefully.
She recalled some classic cases she had seen in her life, and then she had an idea, and immediately started writing, writing a brief complaint in a matter of seconds.
Before Shu Jinxuan could calm down, he saw that his cousin had put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and returned it to the store: "Just...finished?"
He looked suspicious.
"Um."
Hua Rujin responded softly, and inadvertently raised her eyes to see a brand new orange-red carriage parked at the gate of the county government office.
Then, a straight figure got off the carriage and went straight into the county government office.
"Then...is this the new county magistrate?"
Looking at the figure that had disappeared from her sight, Hua Rujin asked hesitantly.
Shu Jinxuan looked back and saw only the driver who was arranging the carriage and nodded hesitantly: "That young gentleman is Ye Chengwei's scholar Ting'an. Since he has arrived at the county government office, Mr. Ye must have come too."
After saying that, he looked at the food brought by the store and hurriedly urged: "Let's finish our meal quickly and go see the county magistrate before the county office orders."
"good."
Hua Rujin quickly collected the complaint and hid it in her arms, and began to wolf down the delicious food in front of her.
"Ahem, cousin, please slow down."
Shu Jinxuan didn't dislike her eating behavior like a vicious dog, but he felt heartbroken when he thought of her being embarrassed by her grandmother and second uncle's family.
"Um."
Hua Rujin pursed her lips carelessly.
In the previous life, the work system of 996 was the norm. Even if he opened his own law firm, he would often work overtime when encountering urgent cases. Even when it comes to eating, he has always been particular about fighting against time, being elegant, dignified, and chewing slowly.
Eating food is absolutely killing her.
After dealing with it for a few times, Hua Rujin took out the money from her arms and shouted softly to the store: "Shop, buy..."
He didn't say the word "pay the bill" and quickly changed his words: "Check out."
Looking at the five taels of silver in her hand, the shopkeeper looked embarrassed and said, "Miss, there are ten...fifteen cents in total."
It only opened so early in the morning, so it’s hard for the young lady to spend such a huge amount of money.
"Let me do it."
Shu Jinxuan quickly took out a small ingot of broken silver from his purse and handed it to the shopkeeper: "No need to look for it."
Then, he smiled warmly at her: "When did you become so alienated from your cousin?"
As she spoke, she felt uncomfortable in her heart: now she was becoming more and more separated from herself.
Hua Rujin saw the embarrassment on his face. Thinking of their childhood sweethearts, Hua Rujin gradually realized that her own changes had been too great.
While collecting the money, he led him to the county government office: "Not really, it's just that my cousin has been with me for a long time, so I should reward you."
Hearing this, Shu Jinxuan felt much warmer in his heart, and the smile returned to his face: "The fact that you came out of Dou's house safely this time is the greatest reward to me."
When Hua Rujin mentioned the Dou family, the gloomy and gloomy mansion gradually appeared in Hua Rujin's mind, as if a demon was holding her tightly and pulling her deep into the valley.
It made her scalp tingle.
At this time, Shu Jinxuan had arrived in front of the Yamen and asked the officers to come in and report.