"Master Han, Mrs. Xie went back to Xie's house to visit her relatives a few days ago and brought back some items, which were shared by the young master and the young lady in the house.
This is yours, Master Han."
Shen Han frowned slightly, feeling a little more wary.
"Are you sure these were given to me by the second lady?"
"This is natural, every young master and young lady in the house has it.
The Second Madam said, this is a Mid-Autumn Festival gift for all the young masters and ladies, please accept it, Master Han."
The Shen family does have the habit of giving gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But over the years, only Mrs. Yun would give herself gifts.
Why would the second lady give herself a gift?
"Since the gift has been delivered, I don't want to disturb Young Master Han's rest. Young Master Han is fine."
After the servant finished speaking, he left with small steps.
Everything feels fine, but everything feels wrong.
Shen Han looked at the gifts in front of him and opened the box. Inside were some jade bracelets. Looking at the workmanship of these items, they were absolutely extraordinary.
The value of each piece is probably more than a hundred taels of silver.
How could the second lady give such a high-value item to herself?
Is this something the second room did to itself?
Shen Han had already vaguely guessed what he was doing by putting the gifts in his room.
I thought about how to deal with it for a moment.
If you want to use those nasty methods against yourself, don't blame yourself for fighting back.
At night, Shen's mansion became lively.
He seemed to be looking for something, and even invited police officers from the government office to come.
The Shen family is the home of the generals in Yun'an City, so the police officers will naturally do their best to deal with the Shen family's cases.
Shen Han lives on the east side of Shen Mansion, quite a distance from the center of Shen Mansion.
Hearing the excitement at night, Shen Han guessed that this thing had finally happened.
The sky is slightly bright.
As soon as Shen Han got up, a team of police officers came to his remote courtyard.
"We are the government's police officers. We are ordered to conduct a search. We also ask the fifth young master of the Shen family to cooperate."
"Did something important happen? They went to the Shen Family Mansion to search."
Shen Han pretended to be a little surprised, but he had already guessed it.
It seems that the means of doing this is to prepare to frame himself.
Not long after entering the house, the detectives came out holding the box of gifts.
Just as I thought, the second lady's so-called gift turned out to be stolen goods.
"The fifth young master of the Shen family, could you please come with us?"
Several detectives still spoke politely to Shen Han.
In their opinion, Shen Han took his own things and let the Shen family deal with them according to family methods.
The final trial of the case will not fall to the government.
Shen Han followed several police officers and walked to the Shen family ancestral hall, which was already filled with people.
The people sitting upright in the high position are Mrs. He, the first eldest brother, and Mrs. Xie, the second eldest brother.
The old lady of the Shen family seemed to be still resting and had not arrived yet.
"Madam, this is the jade jewelry you have lost. Please keep it."
The police officer handed the gift box to Mrs. He, the eldest son. Mrs. He seemed not interested in the lost things.
He just looked at Shen Han and asked indifferently.
"Who stole my jewelry? Where did you find it?"
Mrs. He looked at the policeman in front of her, but her peripheral vision kept falling on Shen Han behind her.
"Madam, it may be difficult to say."
The police officer didn't want to get involved in this family matter, so he hesitated.
"There's nothing to say. Is it possible that you, a detective, have to cover up the crime of theft?"
This hat is placed too high on myself.
"The things were found in the fifth young master's yard."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Shen Han.
"We searched all night and searched all the residences of the servants, but couldn't find them.
No wonder, no wonder I can’t find it, it was stolen by the young master of the mansion!”
Mrs. He of the eldest house stared at Shen Han with a stern look on her face.
"Madams, this is a family matter of the Shen family, and we, the agents, will not get involved.
The Shen family is the family of generals, so they naturally have family rules to deal with."
After saying that, several of the detectives wanted to escape.
But it's not that easy. Call them here. Mrs. He just wants to make this matter bigger.
"Wait a minute, since today's matter has been taken over by the government office, it will naturally be heard by the prefect.
Our Shen family is a family of generals, so we will not tolerate this kind of theft.
If we don’t treat him strictly this time, I’m afraid our Shen family’s family tradition will become worse!”
Several police officers finally understood what Mrs. He meant, and it seemed that she wanted the government office to try the case.
Make this matter public and not resolve it within the Shen family!
"Madam, this"
"Business is business!"
At the strong request of the eldest wife, Mrs. He, the case was moved to the government office for trial.
Many people heard about this and came to the government office to watch.
The fifth young master of the Shen family stole his own belongings and was sent to the government office. It seemed to be quite interesting.
Soon, the entrance of the government office was crowded with people.
Above the high hall, Magistrate Xu sat under the mirror.
A case of stealing items from home actually caused the government to come to make a decision. There must be an unspeakable reason behind it.
When Magistrate Xu learned that it was a matter involving the Shen family, he had already vaguely guessed the reason.
"Mrs. He, you are the first to report this matter, and there are some things I need to explain to you.
If this case is tried by this magistrate, then this theft case will be severely punished according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty.
If the children of the Shen family are punished, it may damage the dignity of the Shen family."
Before Magistrate Xu finished speaking, Mrs. He spoke up to answer.
“I sincerely request Magistrate Xu to strictly review the case and deal with it strictly.
Our Shen family is the home of generals, and the children in our family should set an example in terms of conduct.
Anyone who commits such an act of stealing must be severely punished to correct the Shen family tradition!"
Magistrate Xu nodded, secretly thinking that the Shen family was also cruel.
In order to break off the engagement, he directly accused his descendants of stealing, which was really cruel.
The crime of theft shall be punished according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty.
That is to say, tattoo the word "steal" on the face.
If he was tortured with ink, what suspense would there be about Shen Han's engagement with Su Jinyu?
"Mrs. He, Capt. Liu just told me that the box of jewelry was found in the room of Shen Han, the fifth young master of the Shen family.
We have physical evidence, but is there anyone who can bear witness?”
Magistrate Xu made routine inquiries, and the eldest lady was already prepared.
Mrs. Xie, the second wife next to her, walked in and stood in the courtroom.
"To be honest with Magistrate Xu, I actually witnessed this theft with my own eyes, but I couldn't bear to tell it because I thought it was a member of my family.
Now it seems that this is necessary for the sake of the Shen family tradition."
The second wife, Mrs. Xie, was also very eloquent. She described what she saw to everyone with a strong sense of imagery.
This frame-up was extremely well prepared.
Before Magistrate Xu could proceed with the interrogation, Mrs. Yun rushed in panting heavily.
"Master Magistrate, First Madam, and Second Madam, there must be a misunderstanding about this matter.
How could this kid Shen Han be a thief? He has lived a miserable life all year round. If he was really a thief, would he still be living in such a miserable state?"
Mrs. Yun helped Shen Han speak, but as soon as she finished speaking, she was immediately shouted back.
"It was precisely because he lived a miserable life and wanted to be rich that he stole. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Only those who have wronged you know how wronged you are.
Mrs. Yun didn't know what to say except to defend Shen Han.
After thinking for a moment, she thought of the old lady.
If Shen Han is convicted of theft, the entire Shen family will be disgraced.
Then he immediately found a boy and asked him to go to Shen's house to deliver the message.