Xu Xian couldn't answer the questions and inquiries from the county magistrate. It was impossible for him to confess Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.
I can only say that I was wronged and it is none of my business.
It's just that the current situation is more complicated. The county magistrate finally found a scapegoat and finally had the possibility of closing the case. How could he let this opportunity pass?
He may believe that Xu Xian was wronged, but he must bear the responsibility.
Otherwise, who is willing to take the responsibility?
No one wanted to take the responsibility anyway. Seeing that Xu Xian refused to even confess, the county magistrate could only secretly feel sorry for Xu Xian.
This is also a poor man.
The county magistrate estimated that this guy was a top-notch person and very pitiful.
"But I have to continue the sentence." He was helpless when he got this case and found it very complicated.
But Xu Xian must take the blame.
Considering Li Gongfu's face and his relatively high IQ, there is absolutely no problem in sentencing Xu Xian to exile.
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided.
You and Xu Xian cannot escape your responsibility no matter what.
So, seeing that the time was almost up, the county magistrate said: "Xu Xian, the evidence for your theft of treasury silver is conclusive. Now I order you to return the remaining treasury silver. In addition, since this is your first offense, I will give you a lighter punishment and exile."
You have been in Suzhou for three years to serve as a warning to others!"
"Snapped!"
With the slap of the gavel, everyone's attention was immediately attracted, making people feel ugly.
Especially Xu Xian and Li Gongfu.
Three years of exile in Suzhou, although not far away and not long, was a huge punishment for Xu Xian.
He was originally a weak scholar, with no power to restrain a chicken, and now he was even exiled, but Xu Xian was indeed wrongly accused.
"Sir, I..."
Xu Xian wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the county magistrate, "Okay, someone, pull down!"
Now that the verdict has been made, he can't say anything more.
He directly asked people to take Xu Xian down and send him to Suzhou on another day. Even if Li Gongfu begged for mercy, it would be useless.
Someone has to pay the bill, someone has to be unlucky, and that person cannot be his dignified county magistrate.
So it naturally fell on Xu Xian, who made him unlucky.
Since you are unlucky, you deserve to be exiled. "Xu Xian was punished by Xu Xian. This is the lightest punishment I can give you. If I hadn't known that you were the real murderer, I wouldn't have had the strength. Otherwise, Qiu Hou asked
It's easy to kill."
He felt that he had been as tolerant to Xu Xian as possible.
at this time.
Xu Xian had already been taken away. Li Gongfu looked at the county magistrate who turned around and left with his sleeves fluttered, and then glanced at Xu Xian who was taken away by other government officials. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh.
"This matter is too big. I have to inform my wife, and I also have to go to the Bai Mansion to inform my younger siblings." Li Gongfu suddenly felt that his scalp was messy.
Some couldn't laugh or cry.
This incident made him feel so miserable that he couldn't explain it to his wife and his sister-in-law Bai Suzhen.
He had no idea.
But he had to explain something, otherwise Xu Xian would be exiled to Suzhou, and there would probably be no one to send him there.
After all, they are family members.
You can't just watch Xu Xian being exiled to Suzhou alone, so I'd like to send him some relief to show my concern.
Half an hour later.
"Madam, something bad is going to happen." Li Gongfu shouted all the way, which frightened Xu Jiaorong and made her look stunned.
She hurriedly asked: "Officer, what's wrong? What happened?"
Could it be that the sky is falling?
Li Gongfu immediately said bitterly: "Madam, something big has happened. Han Wen... Han Wen, he stole the treasury silver. This is a serious crime."
There is no help anymore.
I can only obey the words of the county magistrate and be exiled to Suzhou.
Other than that, I don't know what to do.
"ah!"
Xu Jiaorong was horrified when she heard this. She fainted immediately before she could catch her breath.
"Madam, madam, please wake up." Li Gongfu shouted loudly, looking horrified.
He had expected such a situation, but he never expected that Xu Jiaorong would faint and die.
What should they do?
His face suddenly turned ugly, and he anxiously carried Xu Jiaorong into the house.
"I'll go and inform my younger siblings first. After all, she definitely doesn't know what happened to Hanwen." Li Gongfu was extremely anxious.
My heart is filled with deep bitterness.
We have to go no matter how far away, maybe the younger brother and sister can find a way to rescue Xu Xian.
——Although the possibility is zero, although it is basically impossible to reverse the situation, and although they have no power, they still want to struggle again.
From the bottom of his heart, Li Gongfu did not believe that Xu Xian could do such a thing as stealing treasury silver.
"Han Wen was wronged, he must have been wronged." Li Gongfu murmured to himself and walked towards Baifu.
And at this moment.
Baifu.
Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing had sad expressions on their faces, "Xiao Qing, why didn't you tell me that you stole the treasure? Now that the official has been taken away, what should we do?"
She looked ugly.
Since Xu Xian was taken away, she knew that Xu Xian was going to be in trouble, and she also knew that this matter would not go well.
"Sister, you have wronged me. Didn't you ask me to go out to look for silver?" Xiaoqing said lightly: "Besides, I didn't know it was the treasury silver of Qiantang County. You didn't check it carefully and gave it to Xu Xian."
Fool, he didn’t check it either, so who can blame him?”
"Xiaoqing..."
Bai Suzhen suddenly became unhappy when she heard this, thinking: "If you, Xiaoqing, hadn't gone to steal the treasury silver, how could Xu Xian have suffered?"
But if she wasn't happy, she couldn't say anything.
Xiao Qing continued: "Sister, let me tell you, Xu Xian is a fool. If he hadn't been so stupid and anxious to use the money, if he hadn't checked the mark himself, would he have been found guilty?"
snort!
It's impossible to check.
"Bang bang bang!"
At this time, Li Gongfu had already come to the door. He said anxiously: "Brother and sister, something bad has happened, Han Wen... he has been taken away.
He has been sentenced by the county magistrate for being suspected of stealing treasury silver and is exiled to Suzhou."
Bai Suzhen: "..."
After hearing what Li Gongfu said, she was already crying, "My poor official, he was wrongly accused."
In the final analysis, she was the culprit behind this incident, not even Xiao Qing, Xu Xian was just the one who took the blame.
"Brothers and sisters, the matter is a foregone conclusion. We...we should find a way to send him off." Li Gongfu said bitterly.
There was nothing he could do either.
The county magistrate's exile to Suzhou was considered a light sentence, and it was considered to be in Li Gongfu's favor.
"Okay." Bai Suzhen said with a pained look on her face, "Brother-in-law, you go ahead. I'll come over as soon as I'm ready."
She actually thought about using magic to rescue Xu Xian, but she had to give up in the end.
no way.
Li Gongfu left, and at this time Xiaoqing said: "Sister, how about we use magic to rescue that fool Xu Xian."
"No." Bai Suzhen shook her head and said, "There are rules in the world. If we interfere directly, many changes may occur."
She decided to go to Xu Xian first.
As for Suzhou, it's not far away. It just so happens that they can go there and have a look, and maybe they can live there in the future.
Think about this.
Bai Suzhen continued: "Xiaoqing, let's pack our things first and go to Suzhou with the officials. We will be there from now on."
She has already decided.
At this moment, Jiang Que on the bank of the West Lake sighed quietly!