Just at this time, Shu Jinxuan's coachman drove his carriage to Huangli Gang. When he saw the two cousins, he came over and urged: "Second Young Master, the old lady is looking for you to come back. Second Young Master and cousin, please don't delay any longer. Hurry up."
Let’s go back to the city.”
Hua Rujin guessed that the old lady of the Shu family must have learned about her affair with Shu Jinxuan and wanted to investigate.
It's time to make a break.
After all, he is no longer the little cousin with whom he was his childhood sweetheart.
Not to mention the identity of this little widow now, even in the past, if the original owner married into a family like the Shu family and was not from the right family, life would not be any easier with the old lady of the Shu family.
She didn't want to suffer this.
Therefore, even if I want to get married to this little cousin in the future, it will no longer be possible.
Leaving the old beggar behind, he and Shu Jinxuan got into the carriage and drove back to the city.
The old beggar did not give chase, but looked at the Shu family's carriage and smiled sinisterly, and then left Huangli Gang on his own.
The Chu River in the south of the city was filled with gunpowder smoke, and the blazing fire made this hot summer day even more hot and uneasy.
There was still some distance before entering the city, when Hua Rujin heard the torrent of miserable cries spreading in her ears.
She opened half of the curtain and looked at the burning female corpse on the river bank in the distance. A burning smell hit her face, making her feel sick and nauseous.
Shu Jinxuan knew that she must have suffered a lot in that tunnel, so she quickly lowered the curtain, thinking about the old beggar's words, and deliberately diverted her attention: "What did the old beggar say just now for my cousin to consider?"
"nothing."
Hua Rujin pursed her lips and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that there is some serious problem in my brain, so I have to pester me to become my teacher."
"He is indeed sick. I think he is a lunatic."
Shu Jinxuan thought about the old beggar's mischief in the south of the city a few days ago, and curled his lips angrily: "If he dares to come here again to seek bad luck, tell me, I will definitely break his legs."
"He's just a charlatan who deceives and deceives like Huang Laodao. He can't do anything to me."
Hua Rujin replied in a calm tone, and when she was far away from the river, she opened the curtain again and saw that the city gate was crowded with people.
Among the crowd, she saw the familiar upright figure at a glance.
Standing next to him was a middle-aged man with a big belly, dressed in luxurious clothes. He was surrounded by officials from the state and county offices, all of whom were smiling and accepting the compliments and gratitude of the people.
He is the only one who is neither humble nor arrogant, nor is he flattered or disgraced.
There was no arrogance and pride on his face after having accomplished a great feat, nor could he show the sadness he had when he saw too many female corpses in the tunnel.
His cold and arrogant figure seemed a bit out of place with the people around him.
After seeing half of Hua Rujin's little face exposed in the carriage, she suddenly led the book boy Ting An over slowly and unhurriedly.
Seeing this, Hua Rujin also signaled Shu Jinxuan to stop the carriage and waited in front of the carriage for him to approach her.
"many"
"many"
The two of them were about to thank each other almost in unison.
Ye Chengguan smiled faintly, took two rolled pieces of paper from Ting An and handed them to her: "This is the letter of divorce and apology written by Dou Yue before he was imprisoned. It has been personally signed by the prefect.
After reading it out, Miss Hua put it away."
"Thank you."
Hua Rujin thanked her heartily.
This time my gratitude and respect for him come from the bottom of my heart.
The lazy figure lying on the Taishi's chair like mud was gradually blurred in her mind.
"Oh, Dou Yue asked me to say thank you for him and thank you for collecting Dou Sanlang's body and burying it."
Ye Chengguan watched her take the divorce letter and the confession letter, and said with a firm tone: "From now on, your marriage to the Dou family will be invalid. If anyone makes irresponsible remarks about this matter again, you can go to the county government to complain."
"Not bad."
Wen Yuming also hurriedly came over, stroking his long beard, and took the words with a serious face: "Miss Huajia, you are the only survivor of this disaster. I am finally relieved."
Looking at the burning female corpse by the river, Wen Yuming sighed sadly:
"It's also my fault that my office failed to supervise Liu Cheng and his fellows to thoroughly investigate the cases that occurred in the county. Fortunately, this time, my office discovered the clues early and made a decisive decision. Together with Magistrate Ye, we stopped the conspiracy of the Dou family's old thieves.
The thief's lack of conscience not only damaged Miss Hua's reputation, but also caused Miss Hua to suffer in vain for the past few years. So in the future, if anyone dares to make a fuss about this matter, not only Ye Zhixian but also this government will take action.
You decide."
"Thank you, sir."
Hua Rujin could tell that the prefect was shamelessly putting money on his own face.
It's just that his majesty was destroyed due to his bad feelings.
He smiled at Ye Chengguan, who looked indifferent: "The civilian girl will leave first."
"go Go."
Wen Yuming grabbed the words and waved his hand kindly. He watched Hua Rujin and Shu Jinxuan get back into the carriage and enter the city. Then he casually started talking to Ye Chengguan: "Ye Zhixian won the championship in high school in one fell swoop. As soon as he arrived in the county, he checked
He has cleared many backlogged old cases. He is really promising at a young age. This time, I will definitely personally thank Magistrate Ye for his merits."
"It's just the duties that a lower official should perform. Your Majesty, the prefect, is ridiculously complimenting me."
Ye Chengguan's eyes were twinkling with stars, his mind was as calm as a flat lake, but before his eyes he saw Lu Xiuyuan, the Dianshi, rushing towards this direction.
"Ye Zhixian is too modest."
Wen Yuming's expression was calm, his eyes only focused on him. Thinking about the doubts in his heart, he slowly started to get to the point: "Brother Ye is the number one scholar appointed by His Majesty. He is naturally favored by His Majesty. This time he is sent to this state to carry out a lot of responsibility.
Regarding the mission of the imperial court, I don’t know Brother Ye and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.”
"I don't know."
Ye Chenggui said with a faint smile.
"oh."
Wen Yuming nodded thoughtfully: "I heard Brother Ye and Lord Chief Assistant."
"The prefect is very interested in Mr. Wei's personal affairs."
Ye Chengguan turned sideways and looked at him meaningfully.
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Wen Yuming smiled stiffly and saw Lu Xiuyuan approaching the two of them. He lowered his voice with extreme caution and said, "I would like to report to you two adults that the former magistrate Liu Cheng committed suicide by jumping into the Chu River out of fear of guilt."
"Suicide by jumping into the river?"
Ye Chengguan's face tightened and he looked slowly at Wen Yuming: "Have any bodies been recovered?"
Lu Xiuyuan shook his head dejectedly: "The river is so choppy that it is really difficult to salvage it."
"This is quite strange."
Ye Chengkuan half-squinted his almond eyes and sneered: "Logically speaking, what Liu Cheng committed is at most cover-up and corruption. If it is more serious, it is just dereliction of duty. I am afraid that he is not aware of Dou Yue's conspiracy. Even if he is guilty,
At best it would be dismissal and exile, but it would not be a death penalty."
Moreover, the matter of a woman being buried was allowed by the court regulations, but Liu Cheng used some coercive means in order to achieve success.
Could it be that this person has done other shameful things and is afraid of being found out?
"Liu Cheng is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and he has always been bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. The achievements he has accumulated in this county are nothing more than persuading women to be buried in sacrifice and building a few chastity memorial arches. As for why he was promoted to the capital, we all in the officialdom know it well. Dou
He is certainly to blame for what happened to his family, and it is reasonable for him to commit suicide out of fear of guilt."
Wen Yuming's deep eyes flitted across Ye Chengguan's face, showing an indifferent expression towards Liu Cheng's death.
Ye Chengguan has no intention to care about Liu Cheng's life and death at the moment. He is very worried thinking about the tunnel under the Dou family's house: "I thought that this Jiangling city was impregnable, but after what happened to the Dou family, I was deeply worried.
Just in case, please ask the prefect to allocate funds for the county to fill these tunnels as soon as possible."
"Well, this is a big deal. Bandits have been rampant in recent years, so you can't be careless."
Wen Yuming smiled at him and said, "Prefect Ye can rest assured, I will figure out a solution for the money issue."
"Thank you."
Afterwards, the two of them said goodbye and led their respective government officials away.