Wen'er, the little servant of the Xue family, was ordered to come to Xu's Mansion to deliver a letter, and cast it directly in the room, because people came in and out from time to time, and there were a lot of documents and letters, so Wen'er was a little unsure.

When the people in the room saw that he was not leaving, they said, "Just stay here, you can go back." ”

Wen'er smiled and said, "Don't worry, can you send it in now, I'll wait to get the book back." ”

The man picked up the letter and read it, and said, "Are you from Xue Mansion?" Then you shouldn't vote here, the rules in our house, the documents that are put in the nickname room will not be submitted until the evening. Since yours is a matter of faith, you should cast it into the inner room of the second gate. ”

"Thank you." Wen'er asked for the letter back, went to the inner number room, and explained that this was an important document, and he was troubled to send it in immediately.

The steward of the inner room shook his head and said: "The fallen leaves of the coffin that my lord sent to Aunt Quan are back to the roots, and it is useless to send letters to them on the way to North Korea. ”

Wen'er had no choice but to go back and tell Xue Wen. Xue Wen didn't expect Xu Hao to be absent from the capital, and he was surprised to hear that Quan Meiren had died, but because his friend was low-key, he couldn't make a statement.

It turned out that Xue Wen had some friendship with Chen Yi, the commander of Jiangdu County, and Chen Yi felt that he was facing Lu Xiong, Liu Yun and others, and he was afraid that he would be unable to support himself, so he sent someone to the capital to hurry up and find Xue Wen for help.

In Yangzhou City, Chen Yi read the original file in detail, the case is actually very simple, and the experienced Chen Yi already has eight points in his heart.

At dawn on the third day, Chen Yi, who received Xue Wen's reply, ordered him to ascend to the court, first summoned Shen Wushi, the plaintiff who stopped the sedan chair and shouted grievances, asked her about it, ordered her to retreat, and called Shen Ruo to reward.

Shen Ruo, who was injured, knelt down and said, "My lord! Although the villain practiced the cloth industry, his grandfather and father were both from Shilin, because the villain was not good, he could not study and enter Keshao Qiqiu, so he changed his business in order to support his family. Adult Mingjian.

I think that my Shen family is a law-abiding white family, even if I am poor, I can't bear to sell my daughter as a concubine, how can I insult the family's reputation? What's more, this surnamed Lu, the villain has nothing to do with him, how can he exchange five hundred taels of silver first? Even if there is, if the villain has no daughter and deliberately delays and coaxes, does he believe it? Besides, even if the villain wanted to rely on him for two taels of silver, why bother to hand over the one thousand taels of silver in court the day before yesterday. Otherwise, wouldn't it be clean to simply deny it, anyway, without evidence and without evidence? These are the truth of the villain, and I ask the master of Qingtian to take a closer look. ”

After speaking, Shen Ruo kowtowed again and again, and Chen Yi frowned and said: "Hugh wants to be so ugly, there is a deed of sale, you can rely on it if you want to?" Remember your background as a scholar, don't kneel! Stand aside. ”

Let Wang De, who was waiting outside, come up. Chen Yi asked: "The case of your family owner accusing Shen of swallowing silver and a girl, you sued the official, how did your family master get acquainted with the surname Shen?" How could he, Shen Ruo, betray his daughter? You must tell the truth, and don't lie for a word! ”

Wang De knelt in front of the hall unhurriedly. said: "The old master of the small family has a friendship with the surname Shen, and often comes to him. Later, because the old master was far away as an official, he was isolated. A few days ago, Shen Ruo went to Suzhou to sell cloth, and occasionally shared the table with my young master in the tea shop. When it comes to the friendship of the previous generation, it is very compatible. The young master said that he wanted to buy a concubine in Yangzhou because he had no children, and asked Shen Ruojiu if he knew any outstanding women in Yangzhou. In the evening, Shen Ruo suddenly came to the little one and said. How much does your master have to buy a concubine? The little one said at the time that as long as the character is good, my young master likes it, and he will not hesitate to do 12,000.

Who knew that Shen Ruo said: 'I have a biological daughter, nicknamed Aunt Lan, who is seventeen years old this year, and she is good looking and talented, if your young master can pay 1,500 taels, I will sell my daughter to him. But I have a good relationship with other people, and it is difficult to speak, please help me facilitate it, and I should be rewarded heavily. He said that when the matter was completed, he would give a small fifty taels of silver.

The little one was embarrassed, and said: 'Your old master Shen's daughter must be good, but my young master is hindered by the world's friendship, how dare he ask his niece to be a concubine?' That night, Shen Ruo repeatedly begged the little one, and the little one told the young master about it. The young master said no, how can I buy the daughter of the Shen family? to be reviled by all people. Later, I was persuaded by Xiao again and again before agreeing. ”

With these words, Wang De's face did not change, and his mouth was like a river, as if there was something really happening, Shen Ruo on the side was trembling with anger, he had finally seen a person who was untrustworthy, otherwise he would have fainted.

And Chen Zhixian did not waver, because there is no one who can be a confidant and manager, and no one is not good at rhetoric.

Chen Yi asked, "How did you persuade that day?" ”

"Your Excellency." Wang De continued: "The little one said that he was very embarrassed to see Father Shen's current situation, and he must have sold his daughter out of necessity, and because our family can afford the silver, the door is generous, and his daughter can be regarded as a lifelong dependence when she marries, can the young master watch the old man's daughter sell non-human?" My young master listened to the little words, and nodded after a long time.

Then Shen Ruo came to discuss with the young master in person, and the little one thought that his owner's capital had been misappropriated by him, and he wanted to cash out some worth silver to make up for the deficit for him, right? Anyway, he said that he could write the selling paper and send it first, and then the rest of the silver taels would be cashed after his daughter passed the door. When the young master of my family saw that he was sincere, he thought that he was an honest man, so he pushed it into his heart, and immediately exchanged five hundred taels of silver, and Shen Ruo also wrote a deed to sell his daughter.

Later, the young master wanted to go to Yangzhou first, and said to Shen Ruo that if you write a letter home, I will pick up your daughter in Yangzhou, so as not to go back and forth in the future. When I arrived at the Shen family, the wife of the Shen family had no objection after reading the letter, and immediately said to the young master of my family: "You are our son-in-law, why do you want to live in a foreigner's house?" It's better to move to my house and save some trouble. Second, my daughter has loved her since she was a child, and she is reluctant to travel away immediately, and it is helpless to sell her. ’

The young master of my family felt that Mrs. Shen was reasonable, so he moved to her house, and agreed to recruit relatives in five days, and cash in one thousand taels of silver in person the next day. Unexpectedly, the Wu family accepted the money, turned his face and scolded my young master for being cheap and forcing her daughter to be a concubine. My lord! Wu's refusal to hand over his daughter is okay if he wants to repent of his relatives, because my young master didn't want her daughter, she was bewitched by Shen Ruo, but she can't lose more than a thousand taels of silver in vain, right? and has a reputation for forcing goodness!

It happened that Shen Ruo came back from Suzhou, and my young master reasoned with him, but he didn't know that he was the same as Wu's, and he turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, which shows that their husband and wife were colluded in advance. My young master was very angry, so he went to the county to complain, and the old man Mu Hu was gracious, saw through the tricks of his husband and wife, and handed over the person within three days. And Wu's lied and fabricated love words and accused him in front of adults, which is really shameless. ”

Speaking of this, Wang De looked loyal and righteous, kowtowed: "My lord! The small sentences are true, and I dare not add or subtract half a word. Please ask the eldest master to investigate, his Shen family will either return the silver, or hand over his daughter, this case must be settled. ”

Chen Yi didn't look at Shen Ruo, who was trembling all over, nodded and smiled: "According to you, this Shen Ruo is really hateful, he is indeed a villain who is extremely evil, even if he is beaten to death, it is not enough to cover his innocents!" But let me ask you, did you ever see it with your own eyes when he wrote the deed of sale? ”

How could Wang De know that Liu Yun lied? I really thought that the above Chen County Ling was in the same group as them, so he said without hesitation: "Shen Ruo wrote the deed of sale in front of the young master and Xiao, and Xiao naturally saw it with his own eyes." ”

Saying this, Chen Yi was surprised, and he couldn't figure out how Wang De, who had said nothing before, suddenly took the bait? Is it all true?

Chen Yi frowned and said, "Since it was written in front of your master and servant, there is no doubt that he wrote it himself." However, there is still one unsolved place in this county, and I want to ask you. ”

Picking up the deed of sale, Chen Yi asked, "Shen Ruo paid five hundred taels of silver, but wrote a contract of one thousand five hundred taels. The 1,000 taels of silver, according to you, will be cashed out after his daughter passes through the door, isn't he afraid that your master has bad intentions and falsely accuses him of paying it? I think Shen Ruo should have annotated on the deed to understand that he would redeem five hundred first, which is a truth that everyone knows. He has been in business for many years, and people in their forties should know this verse, why did he write it in a vague and general way? Therefore, in the eyes of this county, Shen Ruo is not so stupid, and the official previously suspected that this deed of sale was not written by him, but written by others, and he was fooled by others. But your words are so conclusive that the county is more and more confused. ”

Wang De didn't understand, hesitated and said, "It's probably because the young master is a serious person and doesn't need to be guarded, so he was negligent." Fortunately, the young master did not lie to him, it was he who deceived my young master. ”

"A serious person doesn't need to be guarded? Do you know that Shen Ruo is suffering from this big loss! Chen Yi's face suddenly sank, "What a villain who tells lies vividly, you dare to blatantly lie in front of the county hall and help your master harm others, aren't you helping to abuse?" Even if he Shen Ruo is close to your young master, he can write such a contract to sell his daughter, and there is no negligence in collecting 500 taels and writing 1,500 taels, there is no such fool in the world. You damn house slave, your master and servant treat Shen Ruo as a fool, and do you still treat this county as a fool? Drag it down and hit it hard! ”

The officials suddenly shouted, and they stepped forward to arrest people. Wang De was so anxious that he shouted: "Don't hit the wrong person, I haven't seen a person who doesn't cheat people, but beat the deceived person and wronged a good person!" ”

Chen Yi sneered: "That's right, this county is going to beat you wrongly today, wronged you, and fight your master to sue you." It is just for you to know that here in this county, it is not comparable to the Hu County Order, and you cannot be allowed to talk nonsense and harm civilians. Hu County's order may be read in the face of your master, but this county does not give face, that is, it is to make decisions for the common people. ”

After speaking, Chen Yi shouted violently: "Fight! ”

"Yes!" The official immediately flipped Wang De over, pulled out his pants, and the two of them held his head and feet respectively, and the two of them lifted the bamboo board and crackled it.

The same county magistrate was resolute, so the official showed no mercy, and after only five boards, he drew Wang De's ass skin open, and the blood flowed. (To be continued......)