Lin Ting was walking like the wind from the front hall to the backyard, passed through the long corridor and went straight to the small courtyard where his daughter lived.
Behind him, a group of servants followed quickly with half-bowed bodies, all with their heads lowered and not daring to breathe.
People who know me well know that he is so angry that no one dares to provoke him.
As soon as he entered his daughter's courtyard, Lin Tingzheng couldn't help but roared: "Where is Bai Song?!"
Lin Xiang'er was waiting in her boudoir, standing by the window, holding her fragrant cheek in one hand, and toying with the plum blossoms trying to reach into the room with the other.
Suddenly I saw my father roaring in the courtyard. I was confused and hurriedly opened the door to greet him.
I just heard from Dr. Xue not long ago that Miss Lin has recovered from her serious illness and no longer has any worries.
Having just received such good news, Lin Tingzheng was extremely happy.
But now Lin Ting's face was full of anger, his eyes were spitting fire, and he didn't know what was going on.
Lin Xiang'er hurried out and reached the courtyard, asking urgently: "Dad, what makes you so angry?"
Lin Ting was holding his chest with one hand, trying hard to calm down, his eyes widening.
"Bai Song! Call Bai Song out!"
"Bai Song?" Lin Xiang'er didn't notice the difference and responded in a low voice, "Isn't Bai Song always in the woodshed?"
"Hurry up and call him out. I want to know where he is right now?!"
"Dad, what happened to Bai Song?"
"This bastard is out there trying to embarrass our Lin family!"
"Is there any misunderstanding? Bai Song is at home and cannot go out!"
Lin Xiang'er was sure because she had already ordered the dog hole to be blocked.
With Bai Song's ability, it was impossible to go out quietly.
"Call me quickly!"
Seeing how angry her father was, Lin Xiang'er didn't dare to say anything and hurried to the woodshed.
When he opened the firewood shed and took a look, except for his sister Bai Rou, there was no trace of Bai Song inside.
Lin Xiang'er's face turned pale: "Where is your brother?"
"Brother...brother..." Bai Rou hesitated, "Brother, he is out..."
"Going out?!" Lin Xiang'er's expression became even more ugly, "The hole has been blocked, how did he get out?"
"Brother climbed over the wall and got out..."
For a moment, Lin Xiang'er's face only looked lonely, and her original look was gone.
For some reason, Lin Xiang'er's heart suddenly became empty when she heard the news that Bai Song went out secretly again.
"He's gone out again... He can't even lock people in, so how can he contain his heart? With his body like that, why does he even have to climb over the wall to get out? Maybe... maybe there is something that really has to be done?"
Inadvertently, Lin Xiang'er was comforting herself silently.
If Bai Song just went out to do some important things, she could understand it, as long as she didn't go to see that poor girl...
At this moment, Lin Tingzheng also followed over, looked inside the woodshed, and his expression changed again.
"Where are the people?!"
"Daughter... my daughter doesn't know anymore!"
"I don't know! It's being spread throughout Mang County now! Our Lin family's son-in-law is playing drums to avenge a bandit woman. In order to save the woman, Bai Song did not hesitate to stop the official and made a fuss in the county government. He even lost his life.
No more!"
"No...impossible!" Lin Xiang'er looked dazed, took a few steps back, and leaned against the wall weakly.
"This untouchable from a humble family is really ignorant! He left the house without telling anyone and dared to have an affair with another woman. He actually made it known all over the city! Send the order and immediately capture this untouchable and beat him to death with a stick!"
The servants who followed him responded repeatedly: "Yes, sir!"
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at the same time.
The Mang County government office has already been surrounded by people.
The county government has not seen such a dramatic case for a long time.
The amount of money involved in the case was huge, the case involved drugs, the livelihood of the people of Mang County, and the drama of the love between children. It was simply more exciting than the story told by the storyteller.
The three members of the Qu family have been escorted to the court.
Bai Song followed him all the way and never left Sangsang for a moment.
The three members of the Qu family were suffering internally. As soon as they arrived at the court, they were frightened when they saw the plaque "Justice and Integrity" on the court, and they collapsed in the hall unable to move.
Only Bai Song stood upright with a gloomy face, looking at the nearly sixty-year-old county magistrate without any emotion.
The county magistrate Chai Guan was one of the first batch of Jinshi in the dynasty and was sent to Mang County as the county magistrate eight years ago.
This person has no merits and demerits, and is an upright official. However, as time goes by, it is inevitable that he will become a little slack.
Today's case is relatively urgent. Mr. Chai has heard about it briefly, but he is quite shocked by the amount of money involved in today's case.
Chai Guan was about to speak when he saw Bai Song standing calmly in the hall and couldn't help but frown.
When the master writing on the side saw this, he shouted knowingly: "Who is this person in the hall? Why don't you kneel down when you see the magistrate?"
"I am a scholar!"
"A scholar? Do you have any fame?"
"No fame."
"If you don't have fame, then you have to be expensive! Come here! This person..."
"Wait a minute!" Bai Song raised his hand to interrupt, "I am the son-in-law of the Lin family."
At this time, a group of people pushed through the crowd and reached the innermost layer of the crowd.
A servant whispered: "Steward Liu, isn't that Bai Song? Did you just hear what he said? He is afraid that others will not know that he is from our Lin family! If we catch him, we can just beat him to death!"
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"This is the county government! Who dares to mess around! Things have reached this point, let's take a look first and then talk.
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"Lin's son-in-law?!"
The people watching outside were also talking and laughing.
The key is that Bai Song's tone of voice is that he is afraid that others will not know that he is the Lin family's son-in-law.
"How can someone with such a humble status speak so arrogantly? You really have no sense of shame and no sense of dignity!"
The master shook his head and recorded what Bai Song said with disdain.
"Even if you know your identity, why don't you kneel down?!"
"Master, what kind of people don't kneel before the magistrate?"
"Scholar."
"Scholars don't kneel, but people from the Lin clan do. Master, I heard you mean that people from the Lin Mansion in Mang County are not as good as scholars? Or Master, is he trying to say that the children of the gentry are not as good as scholars? Is that what you mean?"
"..." Master paused, frowned and put down his pen.
The Lin family is an upper-class family in Mang County, and also belongs to the upper class in Youzhou.
The gentry had a close relationship with each other, and each tribe looked after each other. The energy held by the gentry was not something that a small county magistrate could shake.
Magistrate Chai County was also born into a poor family. He was ostracized everywhere when he first entered Mang County. He was able to establish himself here only because he had established a good relationship with the Lin family.
Although the identity of the Lin family's son-in-law is unpleasant, he is still a member of the Lin family, and is different from a servant. He is nominally a direct descendant of the family.
From a legal point of view, it does not say that the children of the gentry can not kneel to the magistrate.
But after hearing what Bai Song said, if he were forced to kneel down, it would really give people the feeling that the children of the noble family were inferior to the scholars.
The children of the gentry in Mang County have not yet taken part in the imperial examination, so they are not looked down upon at all.
It doesn't matter if he kneels down. If word spreads, he will offend not only the Lin family, but also all the noble clans.
Nowadays, the relationship between the gentry, the royal family and the poor family is already tense. If this matter causes some problems, it will be a small matter if Magistrate Chai loses his official hat, but if things get serious, he may even lose his life.
The master was a little embarrassed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the county magistrate for help.
Magistrate Chai County forced himself to calm down, remained silent for a moment, and then directly changed the subject: "Today, a county citizen sued Qu Heng's family of three for pretending to be doctors and practicing fraud to make money for personal gain. According to law..."
"Wait a minute!" Bai Song interrupted, "Why are you pretending to be a doctor? Why are you cheating?"
"It is rumored that the fairy water was prepared by Doctor Xue. The Qu family stole other people's prescriptions and collected huge medical fees in the name of treating the plague."
"Master, you yourself said it was a rumor. How can you take it seriously if it is a rumor? Can someone be arrested based on just a rumor?" Bai Song paused, "Then the student should also ask, who filed the complaint today?
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"They are hundreds of county residents."
"The prescription for the fairy water was prepared by these hundreds of county residents?"
"I told you it was Divine Doctor Xue..."
"Since it is said to be the formula of Divine Doctor Xue, why didn't Divine Doctor Xue come forward to file a complaint instead of hundreds of county citizens? These hundreds of county citizens are not victims. How can a complaint be filed when there are no victims?"
After some words, the master was blocked again.
It's not that the master's level is low, it's that the people in small counties are generally simple and have never dared to argue in court with confidence.
Ordinary people, all they need is a slap in the face from the county magistrate, and no one in the audience will be humble and obedient.
Even if the master is not the county magistrate, he can do whatever he says.
The Bai Song Dynasty suddenly appeared today, but no matter who is superior or inferior, as long as the truth is in hand, no one is afraid.
Such outsiders, officials of all sizes in the county government, have not yet gotten used to it.
Bai Song was right. Since the prescription was said to belong to Doctor Xue, and Doctor Xue did not come to file a complaint, the case would not be established.
The master was speechless, and Bai Song answered: "As for making money, there was no forced buying or selling from the beginning to the end. The Qu family's fairy water is clearly marked with a clear price. It is paid with one hand and delivered with the other hand. There is no problem. As for some people who think the price is
Too high... Sir, this is a matter of human life. Isn't a human life worth twenty guan? I also heard that someone used blood from nine thousand years old to treat a disease, and it cost 100 guan per side! Why don't you go and kill that person?
Catch him?"
After these words, the surrounding discussions gradually became quieter and the ridicule gradually disappeared.
All that was left on the faces of the people was doubt and disbelief.
Is this still the nerdy Bai Song?
Compared with before, he seems like a completely different person.
It’s not what he says that is good, but his calm demeanor when he is in court and faces danger.
Just by standing in the hall with his back straight, he surpassed everyone present!
Magistrate Chai held up his official hat, his eyes no longer had the previous amusement, but he was a bit surprised.
"If I remember correctly, this son is also a Hanshi... With such magnanimity, looking at the young masters of the Youzhou gentry, there are very few people."
Magistrate Chai regained some energy, puffed up his chest, and gave a serious look.
"Snapped!"
"What a kid, full of sophistry! What I am trying is the three members of the Qu family. What does your son-in-law of the Lin family have to do with you? Please get out of here immediately!"
"Since I lost my parents, I, Bai Song, have been taken care of by Uncle Qu and Aunt Qu. Sang Sang and I have been childhood sweethearts and we are like brothers and sisters. Although I have no blood relatives with the Qu family, we are more than blood relatives. Uncle Qu is my father and Aunt Qu.
She is my mother, how come this matter has nothing to do with me?"
Seeing that Bai Song still showed no intention of retreat, Magistrate Chai raised the corner of his mouth and said loudly: "Okay! I will listen to your words today and suppress the case pending trial. Tomorrow, Dr. Xue and the three members of the Qu family will be heard to testify in court. See