Su Ming was confused by Bai Song and couldn't answer. He looked at Mr. Chen who was sitting beside him in a panic.
Su Ming was very aggrieved. This case was not easy to handle. Even if Miss Qing'er had some responsibility for the whole thing, it was still a moral issue and there was no way to deal with it legally. He just valued the whole matter for Mr. Chen's benefit.
I thought it was a case that could be decided easily.
As a lawyer, he had said a lot before, but he was really wronged by others. He was thinking about why Mr. Chen didn't say a word now?
At this time, Mr. Chen stood up silently and left the court alone.
Seeing Mr. Chen leaving, everyone frowned.
The governor watched Mr. Chen leave and hurriedly called a halt, imprisoning the defendant pending trial.
The case had just begun and ended suddenly.
Bai Song frowned and repeatedly comforted Mo Jiqing, telling Mo Jiqing not to worry, he would think of a solution later.
Soon, officials took Mo Jiqing away, and Bai Song had to leave temporarily.
Once outside, Dongxiang quickly returned to Bai Song and asked about the situation with concern.
Bai Song was a little embarrassed and muttered: "It seems that the outcome of the case does not depend on the argument in the court. If the case is suppressed now, I don't know whether there will be a secret trial."
"Secret trial?" Dongxiang felt a little incredible, "For such a case, a secret trial is completely against the rules."
"If everything goes according to the rules, the case will not be tried in the prefect's mansion. That Mr. Chen wants to deny Qing'er a chance to defend herself."
"Why? With Mr. Chen's reputation, why would he deal with a girl's family like this? Is it just because of the death of a student?"
Bai Song also found it difficult to understand this matter. After pondering for a long time, he could not find a reasonable explanation.
At this time, a person suddenly came next to him and called Bai Song: "Bai Xiaosheng."
Bai Song looked back and immediately raised his hands solemnly: "Your Highness, King of Shu."
Li Zhan walked up to Bai Song with a smile and sighed, "Hey, I didn't expect you, Mr. Bai, to get involved in this."
Bai Song asked back: "Then how did the prince get involved? Didn't the prince say that he would never use his power to pressure others? If the prince hadn't put pressure on the governor, the governor wouldn't be willing to take up the case, right?"
Li Zhan looked at Bai Song in surprise, as if he didn't expect that this boy could see so clearly at a glance.
But he still said with a smile: "At this time, I have to give Mr. Chen some face. Besides, that girl Qing'er really has some problems."
"Problem? What problem?"
"In just over a month, two people have jumped into the river because of her."
"Ha..." Bai Song smiled softly, quite disdainfully, "How can a person who doesn't value his own life still expect to get the love of others? Men seek death when they are unable to seek love. Instead of blaming men for being cowardly, the world blames men for being cowardly.
Women? Women in this world are miserable enough. Please give them a little space to breathe."
Bai Song was very angry, not because he was friends with Mo Jiqing, but because he clearly felt that his thoughts were incompatible with those around him.
Judging from the women around me, it is obvious that every one of them is already very good, so why are there still various restrictions to restrict them?
At this moment, Bai Song felt that he was not talking to the prince, so he actually took Dongxiang and left the prince.
Dongxiang was a little surprised: "Master, is that the King of Shu?"
"Um!"
"Then...how can you leave directly? How disrespectful is this?"
Bai Song didn't have any answer. He took Dongxiang to a place where there were not many pedestrians, and then asked: "Do you know where the scholar who jumped into the river lives?"
As a maid, Dongxiang likes to go around and listen to people chatting, so she knows this.
"I heard that the scholar bought his own house, jumped into the river and died, leaving his parents homeless and living in Zhazi Street."
Bai Song nodded, went home to get some silver, and then took Dongxiang out.
Xiang'er was doing nothing at home. Seeing her husband coming back and about to leave, she asked, "My husband, where are you going again?"
"Go to Zhazi Street and be back soon."
Zhazi Street is at the other end of Flower Street, very close to Xiangyang Street.
The two of them arrived at Zhazi Street and found out from the beggar at the street the specific address of the two elders of the Chen family.
Only then did we find out that the scholar who jumped into the river was originally named Liu, but changed his surname to Chen because he wanted to become a disciple of Mr. Chen.
Although they changed their surnames, these two elders also benefited a lot from the Chen family.
Now the good times have come to an end. Not only have they lost their son and their house, they have also lost their relationship with the Chen family, and they have ended up with no roots.
Bai Song found the thatched hut that the beggar mentioned and found that the two old men had indeed returned, with Su Ming accompanying him.
Su Ming said something to the other party. After a while, he dropped some food in disgust and left.
When Su Ming walked away, Bai Song silently stepped forward and waved to the two elders from a distance.
When the two elders saw Bai Song, they turned around and ran away as if they had seen a ghost.
Bai Song was stunned for a moment, not knowing what they were running for. When he came to his senses, the two of them had already run a long way.
Fortunately, these two old men were weak and not very fast, so Bai Song quickly caught one of them.
The mother who was caught panicked, knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Don't kill me, don't kill me... I don't know anything..."
Bai Song was confused: "Even if you think of me as a lawyer, then I'm not a killer!"
"You...you're not here to kill us?"
"Who told you I would kill you?"
"That...that..."
"The surname is Su."
"Yes, yes! He told us to be careful and to hide, otherwise there will be things that kill people."
Bai Song was a little surprised, thinking that Su Ming, who had no skills in court, could guess his plan. Fortunately, he arrived in time. If he missed it, it would be difficult to find him.
Bai Song showed a kind smile and let go of the woman: "Don't worry, I'm just here to see you, and I will never do anything to you."
"real?"
"Do you think I look like a killer?"
Bai Song was clean and elegant, and he didn't look like a killer.
In this way, the woman finally felt relieved and waved to her wife in the distance.
When the father saw this, he slowly returned.
Bai Song didn't hesitate and took out all the silver he could carry, no less than three hundred taels in total.
They are all made of cash silver, and when put together they have quite a visual impact.
"I know my second brother has been having a hard time recently, so these are just some condolences from Miss Qing'er to my second brother."
The couple gathered together. Even when their family was well off, they had never seen so much money, and their eyes immediately lit up.
"Master...this..."
Bai Song quickly took the silver in his hand and looked at the two of them with a smile, his meaning was self-evident.
"You two are very old. If you save a little money, you can spend your old age peacefully. The dead cannot be resurrected, so I hope you can spare your condolences."
"I understand, I understand! My condolences, my condolences! We are all understanding people and understand what you mean."
The woman was smiling happily, but how could she be as heartbroken as she was in the courtroom before?
Bai Song was speechless and sighed in his heart.
But then I thought about it, it's normal. In order to become a disciple of a famous master, you don't even need to give up your son's surname, so why do you ask them to have much family affection?
"Old man, how about you?"
"Don't worry, young master, we will disappear from Jixian immediately after taking the money. To be honest, since our son died, we have been disheartened. We no longer want to stay in the city. It's all because of the young master's expense."
"That's what Miss Qing'er means."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Miss Qing'er."
The two elders were quite happy, so Bai Song no longer hesitated and finally handed over the money to them.
After receiving the money, the second elder didn't even bother to salute under the thatched hut, and went directly to the city gate.
Seeing the two people leaving extremely excitedly, Bai Song shook his head and took Dongxiang home.
On the way, Dongxiang couldn't help but ask: "Master, why do you help that girl Qing'er like this?"
Bai Song did not answer.
Dongxiang continued: "Master, I am your maid, and everything is for you. As a maid, the most important thing is to understand the master's thoughts. I don't know how much this Qing'er girl stands in the young master's heart. From now on,
Dongxiang was more polite when she saw him, and she also said good things to the young master. Madam, wasn't she also persuaded to come back?"
Bai Song thought about it, this Dongxiang looked really thoughtful.
Thinking about the ultimate goal of being slept with, relying on the current self seems far from enough.
After thinking for a while, Bai Song asked: "You said that the master of another house had three wives and four concubines, and there was no trouble among the ladies. Why..."
Halfway through the words, Bai Song stopped talking again, saying in his heart that he had to establish a loyal and loyal character, and it was enough that those evil thoughts just passed through his mind, there was no need to speak out.
Dongxiang was still so delicate, as if she had already seen through her master's thoughts, snickering as she walked, and said nothing.
When they arrived at the door of the house, Dongxiang whispered in Bai Song's ear: "If the young master falls in love with any girl, just tell Dongxiang and Dongxiang will think of a way for the young master."
Bai Song blushed, but was also tickled.
I thought it was better to be a big girl, but if it were Xiaocui, how could she understand these thoughts?
"Ms. sir, what are you laughing at?"
In a daze, I didn't realize that Xiang'er was at the door.
Bai Song was even more embarrassed and speechless.
Dongxiang entered the yard and left a message: "I miss you, madam."
Xiang'er smiled, stepped forward and gently wiped Bai Song's sweat with her sleeves.
At this time, a fruit farmer dragged a cart of green plums to the gate of the courtyard.
"Miss Qu, are you in there?"
"It's coming, it's coming!" Sangsang ran over quickly, called Brother Bai, and then ordered the fruit farmer to move the green plums into the yard.
Bai Song looked at it with a confused face.
Xiang'er explained on the side: "The sour plum soup developed by Xianggong was very popular. Sangsang set up a stall at the crossroads of the prefecture and sold out all the sour plum soup in the house in less than half a day. Sangsang said that this sour plum soup has great potential. Isn't this right?
I went and ordered a hundred catties of green plums and came back."
Seeing Sang Sang's energetic look, Bai Song asked: "How much did you sell for, are you so happy?"
"A bowl of ten coins sold for three thousand coins. Everyone said that our sour plum soup tastes better than other people's." Sangsang shook his head and said with a smile, "Brother Bai, there is no business in the restaurant now, this sour plum soup is enough for us."
Household use. I think, now we sell it at home, and when all the more than 100 kilograms of sour plum soup are brewed, we can invite more people and spread it throughout the city."
