The Cheng family was half relieved and half sad, and at the same time, the government judge who received Mr. Cheng's petition was also in a state of confusion.
"My lord, is this lawsuit difficult to handle?"
The subordinate asked with concern as he held the cup of tea, watching the judge tug at his beard which was getting thinner and thinner in the past few days.
Isn't it just a dispute over brothers' family property? This is a good case. Every government official likes to encounter this kind of case. Encountering one case is enough to satisfy everyone.
When encountering a case like this, I can only be happy, not worried.
"Brothers are fighting? It depends on who the brother is." The judge said, tapping the pleadings on several cases, "My surname is Cheng, my surname is Cheng."
The subordinate looked over his head.
"What's wrong with the surname Cheng?" he said.
The judge glanced at him.
"What's wrong with the surname Cheng?" he said, "Prince's affairs, do you know how you became the person in charge of the affairs of the right wing?"
Wang Gongshi had a flattering smile on his face.
"Youngster, remember, it's all your advice, adults." He said.
The judge snorted.
"Wrong, actually it was this man named Cheng who helped you." He said.
Huh? Wang Gongshi stared in confusion.
"Liu Jinquan was working very proudly back then and was a close aide of the governor. It was because he offended this man named Cheng that he was kicked out of the capital in disgrace. Otherwise, you would still be supervising the mines in the mountains now." The judge curled his lips and said.
The prince was very surprised.
"It's not that I annoyed Mr. Gao..." he said.
The judge stared.
"I said you can't hold on to the wall. You have been in the capital for so long. Can you get some snacks and ask about everything inside and outside? This is the capital, this is the government office. You are deaf and mute, how can you stand still?
?" He scolded angrily.
Wang Gongshi nodded in agreement.
The judge kicked him out angrily and continued to look at the papers in a daze.
Mrs. Cheng is not easy to mess with, but Mr. Gao is even harder to mess with...
If he offends Mrs. Cheng, he will end up like Feng Lin, but if he offends Mr. Gao, he will end up like Liu Jinquan. No matter what he does this time, he will be a different person inside and out, and he will hit a dead end.
Mr. Fu Yin is such a traitor!
Throw this hot potato to yourself!
"No, although the lawsuit is civil, Mr. Cheng is an official, so he has to let Dali Temple make the decision anyway!" the judge said, reviewing several cases.
While he was talking, the door was opened, and the prince who had just been kicked out ran in again.
"Sir, Mr. Zhou, the general of Guidelang, is here," he said.
Guide Langzhou! The judge trembled, and sure enough, Mrs. Cheng also sent someone to send a message.
"Is this case difficult to decide?"
Mr. Zhou, Guidelang, asked straight to the point.
As expected, he was indeed the man sent by Mrs. Cheng. He was as aggressive as the men from Gao Xiaoguanren.
The judge couldn't help laughing.
"It's not difficult, it's not difficult," he said.
"Then why hasn't there been any movement these past few days?" Mr. Zhou asked with eyes wide open.
The judge hesitated.
"Then, what does Mr. Zhou say?" he asked.
"Do you even need to ask?" Mr. Zhou said with a snort. "The evidence is conclusive. Cheng Dong secretly concealed his property and recorded it in his wife's name. It should be treated as alien wealth."
The judge nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, I don't dare to say that it's just someone else who has a lot of money... Huh?" He said smoothly before reacting, and looked up at Mr. Zhou in surprise.
What did he say?
"Why don't you dare to say that you have other people's wealth? This is your other country's wealth." Mr. Zhou said.
The judge looked at him.
"Mr. Zhou, that is Mrs. Cheng's father," he said.
"What about the father? If the father does such a thing, do the children have to hide for him? As great as the father is, the clan is also great. Do you want Mrs. Cheng to be charged with bullying the clan? Mrs. Cheng
Are you that kind of person?" Mr. Zhou said angrily.
The judge looked at him and nodded slowly.
"Oh, I understand." He said slowly, "Then this matter will be easier to handle."
After sending Mr. Zhou away, the judge dealt with several cases.
"Come here," he said.
Wang Gongshi hurriedly came in, looked at the judge holding up the paper, and hurriedly reached out to take it.
"Sir, do you want to send him to Dali Temple? I will go there myself," he said to please.
The judge yelled at him.
"You are stupid, how can you send such a good thing to Dali Temple!" He said, "Send the plaintiff and defendant to the court, and I will make a final decision and pronounce the verdict."
Good thing?
Worrying so much that your beard and hair are about to fall out has turned out to be a good thing again?
Wang Gongshi took the petition with a puzzled look on his face.
There are many twists and turns in the capital city.
"master!"
Seeing the official seal falling on the document, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but cover her face with sadness and shed tears. If it weren't for the support of the two maids behind her, she would have fainted and fell to the ground.
"Thank you." Mr. Cheng smiled at the officer.
The attendant on the side hurriedly handed over a red envelope.
The officers took it with a smile without refusing.
"The documents have been replaced. Mr. Cheng, please put them away and we will leave." They said.
Mr. Cheng said goodbye with a smile.
"The arrangements have been made at Shenxianju. Please come and have a seat." He said.
Listen, now you are starting to act like a master!
Mr. Cheng Er looked livid in the back.
Even during the few days I was in charge of these shops, I never thought of going there to invite people to eat and drink at will! I was afraid of wasting it.
If I had known what I was saving this money for! Making wedding clothes for others.
After sending off the officer, Master Cheng, turned around and saw Master Cheng, his smile suddenly disappeared.
"Brother, don't burn your hands while holding this thing." Mr. Cheng Er said through gritted teeth.
"I hold it as a matter of course, and it will burn your hands if you hold it." Mr. Cheng said with a calm expression, "I am taking care of you. If I hadn't been careful this time, you would have been sent to Dali Temple right now, and even the official
I can’t even save my body.”
"You still take care of me? Are you still taking care of me?" Master Cheng Er shouted, his eyes were red, "I, I..."
He gasped for a moment.
"I'm going to tell my mother to go..."
"Tell mother what?" Mr. Cheng sneered, "Tell mother that you took the property your daughter earned and didn't give it to her mother, but instead gave it to your wife to keep for herself?"
"Aren't you afraid that your mother will accuse you of disobedience again?"
Thinking of his mother's temper, Mr. Cheng couldn't help but stiffen.
Although my mother had always been proud of herself, wanted to earn a life for her, and loved herself the most, she couldn't help herself from leaving home. The elder couple were guarding my mother, and I don't know how many times they ignored her and framed her.
If I were really accused of disobedience again, I really wouldn't be able to stay in this capital.
"You can take care of yourself." Mr. Cheng looked at Mr. Cheng Er, who was dumbfounded, and said calmly, and took a step forward.
"care!"
Mrs. Cheng Er suddenly thought of something and stopped crying.
"Brother, there is still my money in the store, you have to give it back to me."
Mr. Cheng scoffed.
"You said there is, right?"
"Brother, it's true. That bitch... my dear girl spent all her money on paying for courtesans. The store couldn't make ends meet, so I took the dowry silver allowance to make up for it." Mrs. Cheng Er said anxiously,
After catching up with Mr. Cheng, "I also sold a lot of jewelry."
Mr. Cheng kept walking.
"It's all what you said. You said you posted a lot of money. Who knows how much you have kept the account book for so long and how secretive it is." He said, "It's good that I didn't ask you for money, but you still came.
I want."
Oh my god! It’s such an injustice!
"Brother! The conscience of heaven and earth!"
Madam Cheng Er burst into tears again and patted her heart.
"The conscience of heaven and earth! The conscience of heaven and earth!"
How can people be so black-hearted! Is there any justice?
My money! My jewelry! And the profit that is clearly rising day by day can be seen in the account book! It’s just a few days away, it’s just a few days away from the full moon, and she can get it!
OMG!
"There's no way to live! Let's just die!"
The Cheng family residence was once again noisy and noisy.
At the beginning of April, when the sky was bright, accompanied by the music of the musicians, the emperor on the throne retired from the court. Chen Shao and other important ministers continued to discuss matters in the Qinzheng Hall, while the other civil and military officials could disperse.
As always, Gao Xiaoguan was surrounded by many people joking and joking.
"I thought the high-ranking officials thought it was a shame to report illness and not come to attend the court meeting." An official watched from a distance and laughed softly.
The other official hummed.
"How could it be possible?" he said. "The high-ranking official pretended to be sick and asked for leave when he was not sick, but the one who was really injured did not take leave to attend the court meeting."
As he spoke, he raised his chin to the other side. The official who had spoken earlier looked over there and saw several people chatting and laughing there.
Most of these people are new scholars who have just been awarded official titles. [Note 1]
"Oh, that Cheng Jinshi." He smiled and looked at Cheng Silang's hands, "It's a pity that the sleeves of the official robe are too long."
He was not the only one who glanced at Cheng Silang's arm.
Cheng Silang didn't realize it, and he still joked with his colleagues. Even when someone came to ask about his injury with malicious intentions, he generously raised his hand and opened his sleeve.
"It's okay, it's just a skin injury." He smiled.
Skin trauma?
"Didn't you say it was over?" someone asked in surprise.
Cheng Silang laughed.
"How could it be! It's just fun in the wine bar, physical and verbal conflicts, it will really hurt your muscles and bones there." He laughed, "You said that, who do you think a high-ranking official is!"
The official did not dare to talk about high-ranking and junior officials casually. He laughed hurriedly when he heard the words and did not dare to say more.
"Let's go, let's get together today. I'm here to treat you." Cheng Silang smiled and greeted the people around him.
It must be unusual for someone who can spend 50,000 guan to pay an oiran for a treat, so many people immediately gathered around.
"Maybe Miss Zhu will accompany me?" Someone else asked jokingly with a smile.
"Natural energy."
Cheng Silang's smile came loudly, with endless spring breeze of pride.
This laughter attracted everyone from the left and right to look over.
Not everyone can recognize and remember the more than 400 Jinshi, but Cheng Silang, who was ranked lower, did this, even though he became famous in one fell swoop because of competing for the oiran in Desheng Tower.
"You are really a young man with a strong and unruly spirit." Someone twirled his beard and shook his head and sighed. His expression seemed to be dissatisfied with this young man, but his words seemed to make him a little envious.
"It's really ridiculous that people are doing ridiculous things, but they are not ashamed at all." Of course, some people were very dissatisfied and said, "What a shame."
No matter how they discussed it, with Cheng Silang's departure, this incident was just a ridiculous thing about a young man. Although it was not very glorious, it was a private business after all, and he was still young, so it was not a big deal after all.
When it comes to doing ridiculous things when they are young, it is not uncommon among officials in the government.
Looking at the people leaving and the comments passing by his ears, the smile on Gao Xiaoguan's face was a bit ugly.
"This guy has such a big face, and he pretends to turn a fight with you into friendship, officer. When will you say this and stop caring about it?" the attendant whispered indignantly.
"nonsense!"
The high-ranking official raised his eyebrows and glared at him.
"Am I a fool? Don't I know? Are you scolding me on purpose by saying it to my face?"
The entourage flattered and slapped the horse's hooves and hurriedly confessed.
Gao Xiaoguan ignored him and looked again at the direction Cheng Silang and others left.
Damn it!
How shameless! How shameless!
However, facts have proven that only shameless people can live freely. The fact that he is showing off so carelessly makes people feel that this matter is nothing at all, and that they can just laugh away their grudges.
If I don't laugh away my grudges at this time, I will become stingy, caressing, and can't even afford to play.
"Straight bitch!"
Gao Xiaoguan squeezed out three words through his teeth.
"Pooh."
There was a voice from behind, and it was obviously angry.
Who is this?
The high-ranking official turned around angrily, and his face instantly turned into a smile.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ping," he shouted hurriedly, saluting.
The young prince, who was wearing court clothes and walking with his hands behind his back, snorted proudly.
This is already good. If the person in front of him was not a high-ranking official, he would not even hum.
"Your Highness? Why are you unhappy?" Gao Xiaoguan asked.
"Happy." Prince Ping said calmly, "Why are you not happy? Don't you know that Maoping Pingchao and Jin'an County King won a great victory?"
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Note 1: The newly appointed Jinshi are basically candidates who are below the eighth rank and are not qualified to participate in the Great Court Meeting. This is for the sake of the plot, please forgive me.
PS: I have to go out with my children on November 1. Although I just want to code at home, but I can’t bear the poor child, so I go out for two or three days. I will continue to update, but it can only be updated once a day. Everyone should take the opportunity to save more.
Let’s read it together after the holidays, cough, of course, the pink votes will be cast first (*^__^*) Hehe...
Thank you all, I wish you all a happy holiday and a happy family. (To be continued)
