The father and daughter of the Shen family were discussing in front of the hall, when they heard the sound of banging on the door, the sound was very urgent, and Aunt Shen Lan thought that her father's friend was coming, so she hid in.

Shen Ruo came out to open the door, saw a few strange people standing outside, and asked, "What's the matter with you?" ”

Zhang Zheng, who was in the lead, asked: "Your family name is Shen, aren't you Shen Ruo?" ”

"Not bad." Shen Ruo nodded.

Wang Hong, who had a bearded face, chuckled: "Sure enough, it's Daddy Shen, I'm waiting for a special visit." ”

As the saying goes, if you don't have anything to do, you can't go to the Three Treasures Palace, Shen Ruo guessed that there must be a reason for everything, so he politely invited them into the house and sat down, and asked, "Which yamen are you from?" What do you think about Shen? ”

Because Shen Ruo was admitted to the show, he had some fame in Yangzhou, Zhang Zheng and the four of them didn't dare to take the big one, Wang Hong said politely: "The small ones are all from Ganquan County, because there is an official document here in Huzhi County, please ask Daddy Shen to take a look." ”

Shen Ruo took the signing slip and looked at it, and said angrily: "Sure enough, there was a storm on the ground, and there was blood spraying people. He raised his head and explained: "Don't hide it from you, the silver is a thousand taels here, obviously the surname Lu deceived the insider, leaving him to live in the house, he deliberately handed over the silver to the insider for safekeeping, and later because he did the evil things that infested and shameless, he was shameless to others, and he was afraid that I would be exposed on the spot when I came back to meet, so I fled overnight, so the silver did not have time to take away." I was about to return it to him in person, but unexpectedly, these villains first fabricated a lawsuit and made false accusations. Hum! What did I say I promised my daughter to him as a concubine in person, it was a joke, I didn't even recognize him, fortunately Shen returned home in time. ”

After speaking, Shen Ruo stood up, his face was fearless, and he arched his hand and said: "Don't bother you, since I come back, naturally I don't need my inner body and the little girl to come to the case, I will go to the court to confront Lu Xiong to understand, and I will know which is right and which is wrong." Please sit down for a moment, and let me go in and tell the insiders. Walk with you right now. ”

Zhang Zheng and Wang Hong knew this case, it was none of their business, as long as Father Shen could get to the case, even if the task was completed, they said politely: "Your father is really happy to do things, please, I will wait here." ”

Shen Ruosui walked into the back room, told his wife's surname Lu of a lie, and instructed: "Don't be afraid, I'll go to the county office now and see what the beast says." True or false, one qiē has its own public opinion. Take out a thousand taels of silver, and I'll bring it. ”

Wu Shi was taken aback and exclaimed, "Where did this start?" He dared to deceive the government, is there any reason for him? ”

Aunt Shen Lan's tears flowed out, and she choked up: "I said that the surname Lu will definitely retaliate, as my daughter expected, I am afraid that he will protect each other with officials and officials, and our family will be ruined in an instant." Father. You must act at the opportunity, don't stand up to it, take care of yourself, it's a big deal for your daughter to accept her fate. ”

"You're worrying about it again." Shen Ruo's expression was awe-inspiring. "I am a white family, how can I sell my daughter? Could it be that based on his words, the county magistrate believed the truth? What is my testimony for selling my daughter to him as a concubine? What are the credentials? ”

"Daddy." Aunt Shen Lan hurriedly said: "Since he dares to lie." is also an official eunuch, it is conceivable that there must be one or two means that can make the government believe, and my father must not be unguarded! ”

Shen Ruo was slightly moved. Nodding his head, he said, "I know, let's be improvised." ”

At this time, Wu reluctantly took the silver, Shen Ruo wrapped it in a bag, carried it in his hand, and came out to follow the tolerance.

Wu Shi came out and closed the door, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and scolded: "Okay, you Lu Xiong, I can't wait to destroy you and cut you with a thousand knives." You molested someone's daughter, accused someone of your money, and asked my daughter to make you a child? Bah! I curse your wife to sell it to others in the future, and your whole family will not die well! ”

Shen Langu, who was sitting on the side, didn't say a word, her heart was like a knife, she was worried that her father would suffer a big loss on this trip, and her father was honest and upright, and when she arrived at the Yamen, she saw that Lu Xiong colluded with the government to wronged his old man out of thin air, and she was furious and spoke out against the county master, and even abused.

Second, the surname Lu dares to spew blood, and he must arrange it in advance, for fear that he can even forge the deed of sale, he seems to have an old relationship with the Ganquan County Order, plus the Liu family on the other side, if he bribes again, there is a chance that his own family will be in a catastrophe.

Fortunately, Shen Langu still has hope, after all, after the new emperor ascended the throne, he cleaned the entire Imperial Procuratorate and refreshed the rule of officials, and there is an iron-faced duke in the south of the Yangtze River, and Yangzhou is not far from the capital, and local officials dare not careless of people's lives.

She silently prayed to the gods to bless her father, and only asked for a safe return, and told her mother to ask her neighbors to go to the county office to inquire about the news.

No matter what, the mother and daughter had no good way to do anything but be depressed at home. Over there, Shen Ruo asked himself about his innocence, and calmly entered the yamen, Zhang Zheng locked him in the class room, asked Wang Hong to take care of it, and he went to the back house of the yamen to report.

After being promoted, Hu County ordered the second hall to wait, and after being promoted to the court, he first called the plaintiff's housekeeper Wang De to ask him again, and ordered him to kneel aside.

Shen Ruo was summoned, and Hu Xianling said: "Shen Ruo, you gave your daughter to Lu Gongzi as a concubine, accepted him five hundred taels of silver, and made a contract to sell yourself. Why did your wife cheat Lu Gongzi's 1,000 silver, so she turned her face and didn't admit it? Think about it, the Lu family lost 1,500 taels of silver in vain, how can they take a break? Now that people have sued the county government, they should have denied you all the same, and I think that you are far away in Suzhou, but your wife is ignorant and has nothing to do with you.

All right! You send your daughter to the Lu family, the Lu family has your daughter in the door, and they will never remember the old feud, the two families will rebuild the old good, and Lu Gongzi will take care of you in the future. This official advises you to think about it yourself! ”

Shen Ruo's face did not change after listening, because he lost his fame and was a defendant, and now he is a low-level businessman, so he knelt down and said: "My lord, I have wronged the villain, don't say that the villain's family is a generation of scholars, and the villain is forced to take on a cheap business because of his livelihood, but my family is still an upright ordinary person, and even if he starves to death, he will not sell his daughter." Even the villain surnamed Lu didn't know him, and he blamed the villain's wife for being confused for a while, and he believed his rhetoric and believed it. The surnamed Lu begged in every possible way to live in the villain's house, because he molested the villain's daughter late at night, and was angrily scolded by the villain's wife, and left overnight without shame.

If it is said that this thousand taels of silver, when he lived in before, he said that it was inconvenient to store it outside, and asked the villain's wife to collect it for him, and then he escaped and did not have time to take it away. As for what he said, it was all nonsense, without half a word of truth, and the villain asked Lord Qingtian to call the shots, and first asked him for the crime of falsely planting good people. ”

"Hey!" Hu Xianling shook his head and said with a smile: "Shen Ruo, this county looks at you quite honestly, like a loyal person, who knows that you have prevaricated this county with clever words, you are really unseemly!" Since you admit that a thousand taels of silver are in your house, it can be seen that Lu Gongzi is not unjust. According to me, you obviously accepted other people's money, and made a contract, and you want to regret not handing over your daughter? It can't be said if it's reasonable.

What's more, if you want to return the money, don't worry, and the trade will not be benevolent. But when your wife saw that Qian was open-minded, she intended to rely on other people's silver taels, and she insulted her for no reason, you plan to return the silver now, let alone Lu Gongzi, even I don't want to. It's a pity that if you didn't accept his deposit at the beginning, and now you regret it, Lu Gongzi is helpless, only blame you for doing something wrong, this county has been extraordinarily gracious, don't investigate the previous situation, Shen Ruo, don't you don't know what to do, it's boring to ask for yourself. ”

Where is the deposit? Where is the agreement? This qiē is all out of nothing, and the angry Shen Ruo saw that the county magistrate was protecting the surname Lu in every word, knowing that their official protection had already been discussed, where could he still endure it? said loudly: "What the adults say, let the villain not look away!" That Lu Xiong deliberately took the opportunity to frame my family and slander me, this matter is obvious.

Be! He confessed that the villain's family had 1,000 taels of silver, and the villain's wife should not accept him 2 taels of silver. However, why did he only see the villain in Suzhou, and he never saw what kind of person my daughter was, just because the villain wanted to sell his daughter, he would pay 500 taels of silver, how could there be such a fool in the world? Besides, who was the intermediary for his five hundred taels of silver? Let's ask if the major event of 1,500 taels can be decided by two people in person? Even a matchmaker should have one, is it possible that the villain knows that he wants to sell his concubine and personally go to the door to sell his daughter? And the deed of sale is by no means the villain's handwriting, he Lu Xiong can make false accusations, and he can also fake credentials, this case is really full of loopholes, and the villain asks the adults to investigate it carefully! ”

With these words, Hu County's order was dumbfounded, and it was impossible not to ask a guarantor to testify and go to the government to register, let alone the matchmaker, the seven aunts and eight aunts of the Shen family and the neighbors were not allowed to be notified one by one? Relatives, who is not allowed to come for a cup of wine? It's not a bad thing, who would secretly sell their daughters? That's to be a concubine, not a concubine, and the difference between one word is big.

Of course, Lu Xiong can be said to be a concubine who bought, after all, it involves 1,500 taels of silver. The problem is that Hu Zhixian suddenly realized that his idea was not working, the other party had really been in business for many years and was familiar with the laws of buying and selling, and if he held on to it, it would be too easy to expose the falsehood.

This case is tricky, because if Shen is not convinced, he will only continue to sue him, so Hu Xianling suddenly found that he had dug a pit for himself, and the case went to court, even if he immediately settled the matter, needless to say that he offended Lu Xiong, what if the case spreads and the boss sends someone to check?

Officials with a little experience can see that there is a ghost in this case, Hu Zhixian went to visit Lu Xiong with great fanfare that day, who doesn't know? And the fact that he is Longding's proud protégé is well known.

In officialdom, this is the case, a position is stared at by countless people, and there is nothing to find out, let alone something really happens. Now that Lu Xiong and Long Ding have lost their official positions and degraded their officials, they will never take risks for the sake of Hu County's order, so there is no one above Hu County's order, who can let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs? The official hat is not guaranteed!

At this time, Hu Xianling broke out in a cold sweat, realized that he had made a big mistake, and couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, so he simply didn't do anything, slapped the shocked wood fiercely, and shouted: "What a bold bastard, you colluded with your wife Tulai Lu Jiayin, and you didn't make friends." The county is kind and enlightened, only asking you to hand over your daughter, unwilling to deal with you, and dare to contradict the county with strong words? Come on, first beat him for disrespect, slap his mouth for twenty, and then the official will investigate your crime of hiding a girl. (To be continued......)