noffsinger Chapter 120 Ascension to the Hall
Chapter 120 Ascension to the Hall
"Well, whore, what else do you have to say?"
Lin Ruogui's forehead was covered in cold sweat. She had been looking for this handkerchief all morning, and thought she had just put it somewhere, but she didn't expect it to be stolen by Yang Jinlang. She said in a hoarse voice: "This handkerchief..."
Bai Zhi immediately followed up: "Does the handkerchief embroidered with the Chinese character 'Lin' mean it's Lord Lin's handkerchief?"
"Can you deny it?"
"How can you be sure that this is Lord Lin's handkerchief?" Bai Zhi bit him tightly, "Besides, if there was really hard evidence, why did you take it out only now? Wouldn't you have already shown the handkerchief to everyone?"
Yang Jinlang stared at Lin Ruogui and said loudly: "If this handkerchief is not yours, do you dare to swear a poisonous oath..."
Bai Zhi interrupted in a harsh voice, "Then do you dare to swear an oath! This matter was caused by you, so if anyone is going to swear an oath, you should be the first one to do so. If you can accuse someone of innocence with just one mouth, won't everyone follow suit? What will Qing County become in the future? Do you dare to swear that if one word of what you just said is untrue, your whole family will die violently?"
Bai Zhi accidentally poked Yang Jinlang in the heart. Yang Jinlang's cheeks trembled, and he clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms. He couldn't help but want to tear the man in front of him to pieces.
At this time, a path was made clear in the crowd, and exclamations continued to be heard from both sides. A little girl who had just grown teeth called out crisply, "Phoenix!"
This is a custom in some of the Thirteen States. They call people with picturesque eyebrows and eyes "Phoenix". It seems that this little girl is from outside the area.
The Fenghuang who greeted guests at Wenxiang Tower was dressed in a plain ochre cloth robe. He walked towards them calmly and leisurely. In his hand was a hemp rope, at the other end of which was a servant with a bruised face and nose.
Bai Zhi's eyes lit up and her back straightened by three points.
Chu Yunchuan stood in front of Yang Jinlang, squinting his eyes and saying nothing. The servant behind him suddenly raised his bound hands like a madman, pointed at Yang Jinlang and said, "Master Yun, it's him! It was him who asked me to go to the county government office and steal Lord Lin's handkerchief!"
The crowd was in uproar again.
Yang Jinlang broke out in a cold sweat and immediately retorted, "Who ordered you to do this? How dare you slander me!"
"Every word I said is true! If I tell a lie, God will punish me!" the servant said, "It's you! You asked me to steal Lord Lin's handkerchief last night, and you also asked me to spread rumors about Lord Lin and Old Master Zheng..."
His expression didn't look fake at all. Zheng Qing's eyes were red with anger as he asked, "Jin Lang! What's going on?"
"What else could it be? It's just a crude trick." Chu Yunchuan's face was unusually gloomy, and there was ice in his voice. "Mr. Zheng, you listened to one side and believed it, which is considered an accomplice. According to the law, you should be caned 20 times. Yang Jinlang, you falsely accused the court official, and according to the law, you should be caned 100 times and exiled to the border. Lord Lin, you can go to court now."
Lin Ruogui nodded and said loudly: "Come on, bring these two people and their servants into the government office and bring them to court!"
A circle of long spears, as if to vent their anger, were stuck in Yang Jinlang's neck. His eyes were bloodshot and he wanted to say something in his dying struggle, but when he turned around, he saw the angry faces of the people around him.
He knew that he really had no way out this time.
After the trial, Yang Jinlang, Zheng Qing and the servants were all detained in the county government office, awaiting their fate. The Yang family's reputation plummeted.
On the way back, Bai Zhi asked, "How did you catch this guy?"
"I just happened to run into this when I went out to buy groceries." Chu Yunchuan said calmly, "So I asked a few questions and thought you might need it, so I brought it here."
It was obvious that he didn't just ask a few questions... But whatever, Bai Zhi let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Luckily, you're here, otherwise this would be too troublesome. I haven't dealt with such a rogue for a long time."
Chu Yunchuan paused for a moment: "Have you ever encountered something like this before?"
"Those were all things from my past life. The place where I was born is full of good and bad people, and I've seen all kinds of people." Bai Zhi frowned, "But Yang Jinlang seems a little different. He's quite weird. I can't understand why he would do such a thing... What good can it do?"
"If you don't seek profit, then you are avoiding harm."
Bai Zhi: "..." Using false accusations to avoid harm was even more incomprehensible. She sneered, "He is now locked up in the county jail, with guards taking turns guarding him. He is very safe, and he can indeed avoid harm."
"Not sentencing him to exile is considered a bargain for him." Chu Yunchuan's face showed no expression, but Bai Zhi could hear the reluctance in his words.
False accusation inevitably reminds people of the great hatred of King Xian Jing. Unfortunately, Yang Jinlang did not file a complaint and was only here to cause trouble. Without a complaint, it could not be considered a false accusation and he could only be punished with ten strokes of the cane.
Bai Zhi held Chu Yunchuan's hand and grinned, "Your Highness, King Jing, I'm hungry. What do you want to eat for lunch?"
After running around all night last night, the two of them only bought a sesame cake on the roadside to fill their stomachs. She hasn't eaten anything from morning till now.
Chu Yunchuan's brows softened as well: "Do you want to eat what I cook, or do you want to eat at the restaurant?"
"My stomach is empty. Let's go home and have some noodles."
In the middle of the night, a furtive bailiff broke into the county jail.
The bailiff seemed unfamiliar with the structure of the prison. He walked back and forth for a long time before he saw Yang Jinlang in the darkest and dampest corner.
"What a waste."
Yang Jinlang, whose clothes were in a mess on the dry straw, jumped up suddenly and rushed to the prison door. He said in a fearful and flattering manner: "Madam Ge, Madam Ge, my work is not finished yet. They have fallen into the trap. I will find a way to sneak in..."
"You are useless, you are no longer useful." Ge Zhen spat at him mercilessly, his face full of disgust, "But all I have are trash, so I have to finish you off myself."
Yang Jinlang understood that Ge Zhen meant whoever he wanted to kill, and he was definitely not trying to scare him. He pleaded with trembling lips: "Madam Ge, I still have value, please spare my life, Madam Ge!"
A small porcelain bottle was thrown in through the gap in the prison door. Ge Zhen said, "Drink it and I will let your parents live."
Impossible, as long as I die, the Yang family will be wiped out by this vicious woman. Yang Jinlang panicked to the extreme but calmed down. He took a few deep breaths and finally knelt at Ge Zhen's feet: "Madam Ge, I know you want the official seal and want to pull Lin Ruogui out of the position of county magistrate and put your own people in place through the imperial examination. But this is the first imperial examination after the reconstruction. The states will attach great importance to it. I think there will be no chance of cheating. It depends on real talent and knowledge." He stretched out his mouth with difficulty to kiss Ge Zhen's shoe surface, showing his loyalty in such a way that trampled on his self-esteem. "I once ranked first in the county examination. This time, three consecutive examinations are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Madam Ge, why don't you bet on me? I will definitely be able to pass the examination and serve you!"