Xiao Shirong, neatly dressed, with his head held high and his chest held high, was sent out from the Yamen.
"Master Xiao, walk slowly." Yamen almost bowed his head.
Xiao Shirong's face turned bright, and he took out a folded banknote and stuffed it into it, "After all, Ma Yaozu and I are classmates, so please take good care of him for me."
The cadre quickly accepted the banknote and reassured Xiao Shirong.
A gorgeous carriage was parked not far away. When the servant saw the Yamen leaving, he ran up and diligently patted the dirt on Xiao Shirong's clothes. "The third master suddenly disappeared. The uncle and his wife were very anxious! Third master," he said. Are you okay?"
Xiao Shirong hummed, "In Pingbeicheng, who can do anything to me?"
When Xiao Shirong opened the car curtain, he saw a woman with heavy makeup sitting inside. She looked like she was in her twenties. Her facial features were obscured by the gorgeous makeup so that her true appearance could not be seen clearly.
Xiao Shirong immediately changed his face, and after getting in the car, he laughed and called "sister-in-law."
The woman was the fourth lady of the Li family, one of the four major businessmen in the Qian Kingdom, and was now the mistress of the Xiao family.
She glanced at Xiao Shirong and asked, "What's going on?"
Xiao Shirong sat up straight, "Someone knocked me out from home and sent me to Qianshan Academy!"
Xiao Li's expression changed, and she twisted the handkerchief in her hand, "Who?"
Xiao Shirong shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe it's peace?"
Xiao Li snorted coldly, "Ning Yao said that Ning Jing is weak and doesn't know martial arts, but he climbed up to Prince Beijing. It seems that he has experts protecting him."
"Originally, the Xiao family and Ningjing had no enmity, and Ma Yaozu refused to admit it. Unfortunately, recently, because of the son of the third brother of my sister-in-law's mother's family, Ningjing became suspicious of us." Xiao Shirong looked regretful, "Such a perfect plan fell through. null."
"You didn't explain it, did you?" Xiao Li asked.
Xiao Shirong smiled half-heartedly, "If I were so stupid, my sister-in-law would not entrust such an important matter to me."
Xiao Li snorted, "You have a bright brain, but you have no use for it on the right path. You have been studying for so many years and you haven't even passed the exam to become a scholar."
The Xiao family wanted to train scholars to take the exam, but Xiao Shirong failed. The Li family spent a lot of money to hire an old man who had won the lottery in his early years to teach the children of the family to read. Last year, Xiao Li sent her only son back to his parents' home to study.
Xiao Shirong's eyes dimmed and he said nonchalantly, "If I had focused on the right path, wouldn't I have turned against my elder brother and sister-in-law long ago?"
Xiao Li spat, "Give me some courage! Without the Xiao family, what can you accomplish?"
Xiao Shirong was not annoyed at all, he chuckled and said, "I just hope my sister-in-law will give me more reward money!"
"Stop being such a talker! Tell me quickly, what happened in the middle?" Xiao Li asked.
Xiao Shirong recounted his experience after waking up in the academy.
"I didn't see Ning Jing, but I saw Miss Ning who called herself sister Ning Jing. She is really a special beauty." Su Liang's little face appeared in Xiao Shirong's mind and he licked his lips.
Xiao Li sneered, "Look at how greedy you are. Once Ningjing is dealt with, you can do whatever you want!"
"Then thank you first, sister-in-law." Xiao Shirong's smile deepened.
After hearing what happened, Mrs. Xiao Li also sighed, "It was a waste of an opportunity. I didn't expect that Ningjing would have some kind of sister by my side, and her medical skills were so good. Otherwise, it would only be a big deal if a scholar died. Yes, Ting Ping is definitely involved! Now, we can only tell Ma Yaozu to die quickly and stop talking nonsense, so as not to implicate us!"
"Sister-in-law spends so much money on government affairs every year, what are you afraid of?" Xiao Shirong disagreed.
"My father has taught us since we were young that when doing business, it doesn't matter what is right or wrong, but the method must be clean and not sloppy to leave any clues. Otherwise, maybe one oversight can cause you to lose everything!" Xiao Li said sternly.
Xiao Shirong still had a playful smile on his face, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your advice."
…
The poisoning incident spread quickly in Pingbei City that day.
But in the version of the story, there is Ning Jing and Ma Yaozu, but they have nothing to do with the Xiao family and Xiao Shirong.
Mrs. Xiao Li knew that this was a failure, so she did not make any further trouble and decided to make another plan. Apart from removing the Xiao family, she did not throw any other dirty water on Ning Jing.
Therefore, it soon became known to everyone in Pingbei City that there was a scholar from Bei'an County who failed in the provincial examination. He was jealous of Ning Jingning, the mastermind of the case, and went so crazy as to poison Ning Jingning in the academy's well to frame Ning Jing.
Thanks to timely treatment, everyone in the academy survived without any danger, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
As soon as the news spread, it immediately aroused public indignation, and they all condemned Ma Yaozu for reading the book into the dog's belly and being ruthless.
Although some people are unclear and think that Ning Jing was also at fault in this matter. It was arranged that Ning Jing showed off in front of Ma Yaozu and angered Ma Yaozu, which led to what happened next.
But there are only a few people who believe such baseless rumors.
Most people think that Ma Yaozu is crazy and has nothing to do with peace.
It is worth mentioning that Su Liang's name has not spread.
No one in the academy came down the mountain. After Ma Yaozu and Xiao Shirong were taken away in the afternoon, the only people who came down from the mountain were the doctors who were invited last night, and they didn't know Su Liang's origin or name at all.
People who didn't know what was going on thought it was the doctors who saved nearly a hundred people in the academy.
There are many of them who have a good face and don't want to say that they went through all the trouble and did nothing. They were saved by a little girl of unknown origin. In the face of praise, not admitting or denying is equivalent to acquiescence.
There are also some shameless ones who directly take the credit from Su Liang and fabricate how hard it is for them to save people.
After all, for those who practice medicine, a good reputation is very important. Only with a good reputation can you have business and make money.
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The Xiao family is located in the east of Pingbei City and covers a large area.
At dusk, Xiao Shirong came out from his elder brother's place and planned to change his clothes and go to the brothel to listen to music.
Returning to the room, Xiao Shirong closed the door, opened the closet, picked out a brocade robe, and had just put it on when a black shadow silently approached from behind, and then, a brick hit him on the back of the head.
Blood flowed down Xiao Shirong's ears and into his neck, soaking into the new clothes he had just changed into. He didn't even have a chance to utter a exclamation before he fainted and fell to the ground.
On the other side, Xiao Shihao, the head of the Xiao family, was rubbing Xiao Li's shoulders. With just a few words, the couple decided that Ma Yaozu would "commit suicide out of fear of crime" in jail tonight. It would be easy to pay for it.
"I knew I wouldn't take on Ning Yao, but Ning Jing would be quite troublesome." Xiao Shihao snorted coldly.
Ms. Xiao Li closed her eyes and leaned her head back on Xiao Shihao's chest with a lazy expression, "Don't you want to be suppressed by my mother's family for the rest of your life? There must be outsiders joining forces, otherwise our business will always be controlled by the Li family."
"My wife really feels sorry for her husband." Xiao Shihao looked moved.
The atmosphere was a little more ambiguous. Just as the two were about to have sex, a black shadow floated over, raised the blood-stained brick in its hand, and slapped Xiao Shihao on the head.
Xiao Li, who had her eyes closed, heard a strange noise and thick liquid flowed onto her face. When she opened her eyes, she couldn't see anything clearly. She was also hit in the head by the same brick and fainted.
!
The second master of the Xiao family, who is not yet married, is away on a business trip and will not be back until the end of the year.
The last trace of red in the sky in the west was also swallowed up. Ningjing glanced at the dark color stained with blood on the bricks, threw it into the lake in the back garden of Xiao's house, and left quietly.
As soon as Ning Jing left, screams and cries rang out from the Xiao family.
He returned to the house he bought with Su Liang, picked up his packed baggage, put on his bamboo hat, and rode out of Pingbeicheng.
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Su Liang, who was making dinner in the academy at this time, didn't know that Ning Jing had already opened up all three people in the Xiao family with bricks before leaving, thinking that he had left the city long ago.
Lin Xueqing woke up and it was already dark. She went out and smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen. She walked quickly and saw a familiar figure with a surprised look on her face, "Sister Su, are you still here?"
Su Liang and Ning Jing originally planned to leave Pingbeicheng and return to Bei'an County early this morning. When Lin Xueqing woke up, she thought that they might have left. Unexpectedly, Su Liang not only did not leave, but was still in the academy.
"There is hot water, wash your face." Su Liang smiled and told Lin Xueqing the truth about the poisoning case last night and why they didn't leave.
Lin Xueqing listened, feeling angry and frightened at the same time.
After hearing everything, she washed up, came over to light the fire, and sighed, "Senior Brother Ning is really miserable, a family like that in the stall. No, they are not human at all! Originally, Senior Brother Ning planned to give up the family business to
Ning Yao, he wants to kill Senior Brother Ning! It’s so shameless! The Xiao family is so inhumane for profit! Ma Yaozu deserves to die too!"
"The more tolerant Ning Jing is to Ning Yao, the more he will push his limits. This time, innocent people are involved and almost killed, so I can't bear it anymore," Su Liang said.
Lin Xueqing realized something was wrong belatedly, "Senior Brother Ning... he knows martial arts?"
Su Liang nodded, "Actually, he taught me my martial arts." Not entirely.
Lin Xueqing looked shocked, "Is he that powerful? We haven't seen each other for only three years!"
Su Liang smiled, "Actually, I've only known him for more than three months, and I don't know how he spent the past three years."
Lin Xueqing sighed, "My second brother has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and it has been hard work. Senior Brother Ning has only practiced for three years. If he is so good, he must have put in more effort than others, and it will only be harder."
"In life, if you want to do something or get something, you have to pay for it." Su Liang said, "He knows what he is doing. You don't have to think too much."
Lin Xueqing nodded heavily, "Sister Su is right. In fact, I am very happy. Although Senior Brother Ning doesn't like to talk or laugh, he is not depressed or resentful."
After making dinner, the two went to find Lin Shuzhi.
In the afternoon, officers and soldiers came to deal with the well, pumping out a lot of water one after another. She confirmed that there was no problem with the water that was finally delivered to Su Liang.
Lin Shuzhi visited the students again and just came back to change his clothes. When he saw Lin Xueqing and Su Liang coming over, his eyes softened and said, "Girl Liang, you should have a good rest. You are the one who has worked the hardest."
"I will definitely go to bed early tonight." Su Liang nodded.
After dinner, Lin Shuzhi looked worried, "Jing'er is gone and if I leave you in Pingbeicheng, will the Xiao family keep an eye on you and do you harm?"
Su Liang was very calm, "Master, don't worry. If they really dare to make trouble for me, I will definitely give them some trouble!"
She didn't like Xiao Shirong, and she wished she could sneak into Xiao's house tonight, pick up a brick and shoot him!
But Ning Jing was not here, and Su Liang didn't want to take the initiative to stir up trouble. She was fine alone, for fear of causing trouble for the Lin family and her daughter.
Seeing Lin Shuzhi sighing again, Su Liang said sternly, "I think all the officials in Pingbeicheng have been bribed by the Xiao family. Ma Yaozu has been convicted and may die in prison tonight. It will be even less possible for Xiao Shirong to be punished by then."
The crime is made public."
Lin Shuzhi looked disappointed, "It wasn't like this in the early years. In the past two years, it has become more and more unsightly."
"Dad wanted to report them to the court, but we knew they were unclean and we didn't have any evidence," Lin Xueqing said.
"Master, in this case, it is better to leave as soon as possible. This is no longer the simple and quiet place that Master wants." Su Liang said.
Lin Shuzhi was stunned for a moment, "I plan to hand over the academy before the Chinese New Year and take Xue Qing to the capital. It's not good for the whole family to be apart from each other all the time."
"It's not more than a month away. Master, why don't you write a letter to Brother Lin as soon as possible and ask them to send someone to pick him up. To avoid long nights and dreams." Su Liang said, "So far, how far can students who have passed the examination go?
, mainly relying on themselves. And there are other teachers in the academy, so the master should also think more about his own children."
"Yes, yes!" Lin Xueqing nodded repeatedly, "What Sister Su said makes sense! I don't know who sent the assassin before, but when we go to the capital, it will be safer than here. After all, dad is not a nobody.
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"This..." Lin Shuzhi hesitated. He decided to go to the capital to celebrate the New Year because of the assassination, but he didn't think about leaving soon.
After all, this academy was his years of hard work, but he also knew that Su Liang was right.
If it weren't for the academy, Lin Shuzhi would have reunited with his two sons with his daughter. He has given a lot and is indebted to his three children.
"After what happened, Master fell ill and no longer had the energy to take care of the academy. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to resign and go to the capital." Su Liang had already thought about how Lin Shuzhi could escape smoothly.
"I think it's OK!" Lin Xueqing agreed with both hands, "Look how tired dad is. If it weren't for Sister Su taking care of me, he might really fall ill! I will write to the eldest and second brothers tonight and wait for Senior Brother Ning to come back.
When Yangcheng comes back and takes away Sister Su, we will go to the capital!"
Seeing the eager anticipation in Lin Xueqing's eyes, Lin Shuzhi sighed and finally nodded, "Okay! It's settled!"
He also planned to write a secret letter to report these corrupt officials in Pingbeicheng after arriving in the capital.
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A night of silence.
Early the next morning, someone from the government came to see Lin Shuzhi. Su Liang was also present and learned an unexpected news.
"Your Excellency has verified that what Ma Yaozu said is true. The poison was indeed given to Ma Yaozu by Xiao Shirong, the third son of the Xiao family. Xiao Shirong induced Ma Yaozu to commit the crime. The Xiao family is the mastermind of the poisoning case!"
Su Liang found it very strange. The person who came here was the man who spoke out in defense of Xiao Shirong yesterday and was the master of the government office.
Yesterday, Xiao Shirong was taken to the government office and returned home quickly without any injuries. Su Liang knew about this.
Why did the wind direction change suddenly overnight?
Lin Shuzhi was also surprised, "Only based on Ma Yaozu's testimony..."
The master shook his head, "Last night the Xiao family head, his wife and Xiao Shirong committed suicide at home out of fear of crime! After a servant of the Xiao family reported the case, the master sent people to search and found poison in Xiao Shirong's room. There were also servants who confessed that the Xiao family head and the Xunyang Ning family were
Ning Yao conspired to frame Mr. Ning Jing! The methods are sinister and outrageous!"
Su Liang was completely confused. Last night, she was still saying that the officials in Pingbeicheng were corrupt and perverted the law. Could it be that she had some misunderstanding? No! How could those three bad guys from the Xiao family, who were so indifferent to human life, commit suicide out of fear of crime?
The master said sternly, "The truth of the case has been revealed. All the property of the Xiao family has been confiscated! Your Excellency said that a pension of ten taels of silver will be given to everyone in the academy who suffered an unreasonable disaster. It will be delivered later today. Please send it to Dean Lin!"
"
Lin Shuzhi was full of doubts and didn't feel comfortable asking, so he said a few polite words and sent the master off.
Su Liang reacted when he heard the master said that the Xiao family's property was confiscated.
It is absolutely impossible for the master of the Xiao family to commit suicide. They have already taken care of the people in the government, so they have nothing to fear.
In the end, either the officials who were greedy for money and wanted to devour the Xiao family took the opportunity to kill them and embezzle the Xiao family's property.
Or, the three members of the Xiao family were suddenly killed in an accident. The officials had an idea and took advantage of this case to use Ma Yaozu's testimony to convict the Xiao family and pretend to be afraid of the crime.
Committed suicide and embezzled property.
After thinking about it, Su Liang felt that the latter was more likely. The government and the Xiao family originally had a community of interests. If they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take down the Xiao family, they could just accept Ma Yaozu's testimony from the beginning and convict the Xiao family. There was no need to play this game.
Change your face overnight.
And the person who does justice for heaven cannot be anyone other than Ningjing.
It was said that after Ning Jing left, Lin Shuzhi was worried, and Su Liang was also worried that the Xiao family would be bad for her. Unexpectedly, someone did what Su Liang wanted to do the most and solved the next hidden danger.
This result was of course excellent, but Su Liang was a little unhappy and Ning Jing didn't mention a word about it when she left.
She looked out the window and whispered to herself, "You can die if you say it, really..."