The county magistrate, who is usually not very diligent, has been working hard every day since this day. While rectifying the atmosphere in the court, he is thoroughly investigating the Hu family's case. Everyone who has done business with the Hu family in the past is also in danger.
, at the county magistrate's mansion, there are people guarding the door every day carrying large and small bags.
The wife of the county magistrate is not a very upright person. Most of the gifts given by others are accepted as ordered. But this time, let alone giving gifts, the gate of the county magistrate's mansion is not open.
The eldest lady never left or stepped out of the house, and no one was seen at all.
When Cheng Chun saw the secret letter that Su Xubai took out, he roughly guessed that the sudden appearance of Xie Chengyin was probably the owner of the secret letter. Although he was a little uneasy, Su Xubai didn't say anything.
, she still pretended not to know, smiled when they met, and treated it as a courtesy.
Xie Chengyin was quite satisfied with this. He just felt that he was very comfortable staying in this place. No one was kneeling all the time, which made him very annoyed. He felt relieved and settled in with peace of mind.
But Su Xubai was a little dissatisfied with Xie Chengyin staying here.
According to his previous habit, after getting up every morning and having dinner with Chengchun, he would spare some time to teach Chengchun how to read and write. However, since the ancestor Xie Chengyin came, every day after breakfast, he would
Someone came to invite him to either play chess or go out for a walk. In short, Xie Chengyin's arrival unjustly deprived him of the pleasant time of teaching Chengchun to read and write.
Su Xubai showed his dissatisfaction on his face every day, but Xie Chengyin looked like he couldn't see it, and then relied on his status as the prince to suppress him and let him play with him.
Su Xubai had no choice but to accept his fate even though he was unwilling in every possible way.
The Hu family's case was interrogated ten days later. Cheng Chun did not go to see it, but just practiced calligraphy stroke by stroke at home until Dr. Hu's wife came to the door with red eyes.
Madam Hu, who was always smiling, saw Cheng Chun and grabbed her hand. She was about to kneel down with red eyes. Fortunately, Cheng Chun quickly supported her and said, "Madam, what are you doing?"
What!"
"The county magistrate dug up the old cases of the Hu family, and returned the Hu family's house to us!" Madam Hu held Cheng Chun's hand tightly, her eyes filled with gratitude, "Ah Chun, they brought the Hu family's ancestral home back to us!"
The house has been returned to us, Lao Hu...he..."
"Madam, this is what I should do!" Cheng Chun looked at Madam Hu, who was in front of her with red eyes and incoherent words, and said with a smile, "At that time in the shop, Doctor Hu taught me how to recognize the medicine, which saved me a lot of hard work.
What’s more, that was Doctor Hu’s ancestral home, and now it’s just returned to its original owner!”
Madam Hu couldn't hold it back anymore, she covered her mouth and started to cry.
Doctor Hu has suffered too much because of this ancestral home. Madam Hu married him when he was at his lowest, just for him. Now that his long-cherished wish has suddenly come true, she is happier than anyone else.
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The only thing that Mrs. Hu didn't expect was that the little girl she had cared for out of sympathy would now plead their grievances and make the decision. Although she said she didn't do anything, she knew that if she hadn't
Chengchun mentioned more, how could they take the initiative to investigate the old things from decades ago!
The Hu family collapsed.
Along with this, a bunch of merchants who had colluded with the Hu family collapsed. Suddenly, the high prices also dropped, and the whole city rejoiced.
The men of the Hu family were more or less contaminated with human life. After all the cases were discovered, the Hu family beheaded their heads and exiled them. In a short time, the trees fell and the hozens scattered.
The women of the Hu family may not have a life at hand, but they are considered accomplices if they help the tyrants, and they are inevitably exiled and imprisoned.
After the Hu family's case was settled, Xie Chengyin and Su Xubai were not happy, and they were also uninterested in facing Shia Lan's report.
Su Xubai looked at the chessboard in front of him and frowned slightly: "The Hu family was ransacked, but the most important account books were burned completely. I thought those members of the Hu family were timid.
, after a trial, there will always be some news, who would have thought that these guys would not speak up!"
"Perhaps if the person behind them is revealed, the things they will face will be more terrifying than death, so they dare not say it!" Xie Chengyin was not surprised at all, "There are ways to make life worse than death!"
"I have lost this bet. What do you want?" Su Xubai put down the chess piece in his hand.
Xie Chengyin raised his eyebrows and took away Su Xubai's chess piece: "You lost, I didn't do a good job of abandoning the rook to protect the commander!"
Su Xubai looked at the chessboard in front of him and put down the chess pieces helplessly: "I lost!"
Xie Chengyin laughed: "I want the calligraphy in your study!"
Su Xubai was silent for a long time, and finally let out a long breath: "You have a sharp eye, those are the calligraphy of the former calligraphy master He Lin! I spent a lot of effort to find them!"
"I'm willing to admit defeat!" Xie Chengyin raised his eyebrows.
"I'm willing to admit defeat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came to send a message: "Sir, the county magistrate is here, saying he is here to apologize!"
Su Xubai glanced at Xie Chengyin and saw that he had no expression, so he nodded: "Let him come in!"
The county magistrate came in with a black gauze hat in his arms. As soon as he walked in, he knelt down in front of Xie Chengyin: "Your Highness, I have come to apologize!"
Su Xubai naturally stood up and walked aside. In ten days, the news of the prince's southward journey was enough to spread to all corners of the country. The county magistrate was not a fool either. A man suddenly appeared with extraordinary bearing. What followed was the prince's news.
The secret letter and these coincidences were enough for the county magistrate to recognize who Xie Chengyin was!
Xie Chengyin didn't even look at the county magistrate who was kneeling next to him, but said coldly: "Please forgive me, what is the crime? My Lord Qingtian?"
The county magistrate trembled all over: "His Royal Highness..."
"You have been admitted as a scholar all the way to being a civil servant, and then you have been working as a local official. Starting from a small chief clerk, you don't need to see the suffering of the people. You have seen a lot yourself, right?" Xie Chengyin picked up the tea at hand and took a sip.
of products.
The county magistrate knelt on the ground and remained silent.
"I don't see many officials like you who have climbed up from the bottom, but I think that scholars are mostly passionate. They have suffered and suffered, and they don't want ordinary people to suffer it again! Not necessarily
He is an upright official, but he is definitely not someone who cares about human life. I just didn't expect that you would multiply the hardships you have endured on others!"