090. Didn't you send someone to beg me to go home?
Lin Shuzhi came back from seeing off the master from the government office, closed the door and asked Su Liang what he thought of the incident of "three people from the Xiao family committing suicide out of fear of crime".
"Probably someone is acting on behalf of heaven, and the government is pushing the boat along to reap the benefits," Su Liang said.
When Lin Shuzhi heard this, he understood who did it. He sighed and said nothing more.
Having decided to leave the academy and go to the capital last night, Lin Shuzhi wrote another letter to his two sons.
The letter didn't say much about the academy poisoning case, for fear of worrying them and for fear that the letter would be lost and read. He only said that he was getting older, had become more tired recently, and lacked mental strength. It was time to let go of the academy and reunite as a family.
Already.
No matter after the last assassination or this time, Lin Shuzhi did not mention Ningjing and Su Liang in the two letters sent to the capital.
When he was assassinated, he only said that he was rescued by a master.
Su Liang also wrote a letter asking someone to send it back to Bei'an County. The recipient was Hu Er.
There are two letters hidden inside that need to be handed over by Hu Er, one to the county magistrate Mu Luo and one to "Su Jiujiu".
Just inform them that due to delays, the return date will be half a month later than originally planned.
…
One day later, Lin Shuzhi went to the government to inform him that he planned to step down as the president of Qianshan Academy and that a safe successor had been selected in the academy.
Su Liang was worried, fearing that he would run into trouble again along the way, but he couldn't leave Lin Xueqing alone in the academy, so the three of them went down the mountain together and first found a teahouse, where Su Liang and Lin Xueqing were waiting for Lin Shuzhi to come back.
Sitting in the private room facing the street on the second floor, watching Lin Shuzhi walking towards the government office alone, Lin Xueqing clasped her hands together, "I hope everything goes well and nothing goes wrong again."
"Master is not an official and does not have a salary. It is just because the government has relied on Qianshan Academy to gain political achievements in recent years, so it has intervened more and more." Su Liang said, "Although Master's talents and knowledge are irreplaceable
Yes, but I think it will go smoothly if he resigns."
Given the reputation of Qianshan Academy, with only one president, some people may want to take the seat.
Su Liang felt that if Lin Shuzhi wanted to leave, some people might not want it. After all, he was not obedient and never wanted to collude with those officials.
But the successor chosen by Lin Shuzhi may not really have a chance to take over.
From where they were, they could hear the voices of people on the street below, as well as the conversations of other guests in the teahouse.
They are all talking about the same thing, the academy poisoning case.
At first, Ma Yaozu was convicted, and everyone thought the truth was revealed.
Unexpectedly, one night passed, and things took a shocking turn.
It is not considered a reversal, because the fact that Ma Yaozu personally poisoned has not been overturned, but he was not the real mastermind, but was coerced and induced.
The mastermind is the Xiao family of Pingbeicheng, and the cause is the Ning family of Xunyang City.
Jieyuan Ningjing, who had been expelled from the Ning family long ago, still cannot escape from the Ning family. His half-brother Ning Yao secretly gave the Xiao family a favor and asked them to help ensure that Ningjing died in Pingbeicheng.
After many twists and turns, and no one was killed in the academy, when the "truth" came out at this time, the people were condemning Ning Yao for being shameless and sinister, condemning the Xiao family for being unscrupulous for profit, and condemning Ma Yaozu.
There are quite a few people who criticize Tingping’s bad guys regardless of right or wrong.
But because the three masters of the Xiao family have all met the King of Hell and can no longer spread rumors to slander Ning Jing, these voices will soon disappear.
The government has no intention of asking Ning Jing to cooperate with the investigation. Because the "truth" they directed and acted has come to an end.
The second master of the Xiao family, who had gone out to do business but had not returned, was also issued a wanted order by the Pingbeicheng government office. As long as he comes back, he will not escape death. Only if he dies, those who get the Xiao family's property can rest easy.
Lin Xueqing listened to those discussions, looked at the clear sky outside, and sighed softly, "The sky in Pingbeicheng is getting darker and darker."
She knew that Lin Shuzhi planned to go to the capital for another purpose: to expose the corruption in Pingbeicheng to the court.
This is risky and can only be done after leaving this place.
Yonglong Embroidery Shop is right across the street, and the shopkeeper was a little surprised when he saw Su Liang. He thought Su Liang and Ning Jing would leave after the results were released.
The shopkeeper looked away and ordered the waiter to take down the new piece of tobacco yarn from the shelf and put it in the back so that it would not be sold.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the clerk took down the valuable piece of material from the most conspicuous position, he heard someone say, "I want that piece of cloth."
When the shopkeeper saw that she was the daughter of Mr. Mao from the government office, he didn't dare to offend her, so he motioned to the waiter to bring Yanluosha over and show it to Miss Mao.
Miss Mao dressed very elegantly and liked it very much. She said she would buy it.
The shopkeeper laughed and quoted the price, saying that this was a new material launched by the Li family this year and would be used to make new tributes. Only a very small amount of the product was released to test the effect.
When Miss Mao heard this, she was determined to win, but she directly cut the price in half to sell it to her at a cheaper price.
Not to mention that when the shopkeeper saw that Su Liang was still in Pingbeicheng, he planned to give the material to her. Even if he really wanted to sell it, he would not be able to do such a loss-making business, so he politely said that the materials from Yonglong Embroidery Village are of the highest quality and cannot be negotiated.
I recommended another material to Ms. Mao that is suitable for her.
Miss Mao's face darkened, "I want to do business in Pingbeicheng, but I am so ignorant. Do you know who my father is?"
Soon a group of people gathered around to watch the fun.
Yonglong Embroidery Village is a serious business, and behind it is the Yan family, one of the four major merchants in the Qian Kingdom. There is no shortage of things to do with the government. If this hole is opened to Miss Mao today, she will only take advantage of it.
The good things in it can be taken by the ladies and ladies of the official family.
The shopkeeper was very angry, but Miss Mao refused to give up and insisted on buying the piece of tobacco yarn at the price she wanted to pay.
The movement was so loud that it was difficult for Su Liang not to notice it.
Lin Xueqing looked outside for a while and didn't know what was going on. She had no intention of joining in the fun, but she saw Su Liang standing up.
"Sister Su, where are you going? Is dad back?" Lin Xueqing looked down and did not see Lin Shuzhi.
Su Liang shook his head, "Master won't come back so soon. I'll go to the embroidery shop opposite to buy something."
"Later, I'll go with you." Lin Xueqing pulled Su Liang.
Su Liang smiled and said, "It's okay. Just wait here, I'll go by myself and be back soon."
Before Lin Xueqing could say anything else, Su Liang hurried downstairs.
Many people gathered at the entrance of Xiuzhuang. Miss Mao's maid opened her mouth and said that the shopkeeper was asking for a lot of money.
The crowd was talking a lot, some said that Miss Mao was bullying others, and some said that the shop owner of the embroidery shop was unscrupulous and would not end well if he offended Master Mao for a piece of cloth.
Su Liang separated from the crowd and walked in, "How much, I bought it."
The shopkeeper looked shocked, he didn't expect Su Liang to show up.
Miss Mao looked annoyed, "Who are you? I have already bought that piece of cloth!"
Su Liang looked innocent, "If you buy it, why are you arguing? Since you can't afford the money, just look at something else and insist on selling it at a loss. What's the difference between this and robbing money in broad daylight?"
"How dare you scold me?" Miss Mao was so angry that her face turned green.
Su Liang smiled, "I didn't say a single dirty word, everyone was listening. I just heard that this young lady is Master Mao's daughter? I have met Master Mao, he is very simple, he must be an honest person. He knows that Miss Mao is older
Are you bullying others during the day?"
Miss Mao’s face froze!
Su Liang asked the shopkeeper again, "How much does it cost?"
The shopkeeper quoted the original price, and Su Liang took out a banknote and handed it over, "I'll buy it. No need to look for it."
Someone with sharp eyes saw it and exclaimed, "One thousand taels!"
That piece of cloth was five hundred taels, which was already a sky-high price for the material, but Su Liang gave it one thousand taels.
"Who are you?" Miss Mao asked with a cold face.
"Do I need to check my identity when buying a piece of cloth?" Su Liang hummed.
Miss Mao stared at her, but she didn't dare to be arrogant anymore, for fear of being punished by Master Mao when she went back.
The shopkeeper insisted on accepting only five hundred taels, and Su Liang walked out of the embroidery shop holding the piece of cloth.
Miss Mao felt embarrassed and left quickly, but she left her maid to watch where Su Liang went, obviously not intending to swallow this breath.
The shopkeeper knew that Su Liang was not doing it for the piece of cloth, but for saving the embroidery village. He was grateful, but also worried that Su Liang would be in trouble.
But after Su Liang left Xiuzhuang, he turned into an alley and soon disappeared.
Lin Xueqing was stunned and didn't know what was going on.
When Su Liang came back, he had changed into men's clothes and the piece of cloth was gone.
"I'm back home." Su Liang sat down opposite Lin Xueqing, "That piece of material is pretty good. I'll take it with you when you go to the capital. Then we'll see what's fashionable there and make two new skirts."
Lin Xueqing was still puzzled, "Sister Su, you didn't go there just for that piece of cloth, right?"
Su Liang chuckled, "The road is rough."
Seeing that Lin Xueqing didn't believe her and had nothing to do, Su Liang closed the window and told her about the Yan family.
At the beginning, it was said that Yan Yu was tricked and sold to another place by the cousin who rented her home. Lin Xueqing looked nervous, "Is she okay in the end?"
"Something almost happened." Su Liang said about her first encounter with Yan Yu.
Among them, Ning Jing met by chance and discovered that there was a black mist between Yan Yu's eyebrows, so they met.
Lin Xueqing felt thrilling when she heard that Yan Yu had been rescued and Yan Feng was almost killed by his father's illegitimate son Yan Wu. After being rescued by Su Liang, he soon became Ning Jing's scapegoat.
"She is very powerful. She has to support such a big family at such a young age." Lin Xueqing finally sighed.
"You brothers and sisters have a good relationship, so you should cherish it. But you have to be more careful with relatives and friends like me." Su Liang told Lin Xueqing.
Lin Xueqing shook her head, "Sister Su is so kind, there is no way she could harm me."
"Yes, but after you arrive in the capital, the 'friends' you meet may not have ulterior motives. Many of them have the right intentions," Su Liang said.
Lin Xueqing nodded, "I will."
Su Liang also mentioned Liu Xiaoyue who was sent to Yan Yu by her.
After learning about Liu Xiaoyue's tragic experience, Lin Xueqing was shocked, "She still worked hard to live after something like that happened. It's so brave! I really want to know Yan Yu and Xiaoyue!"
"There will be a chance to see you in the future." Su Liang said. She didn't want to tell stories or show off the people she had saved. She just wanted to let Lin Xueqing know that as a woman, living in this world is not easy, and she must be cautious.
Yes, if you encounter any setbacks, you must work hard and live bravely.
When Lin Xueqing moves from Qianshan Academy in Pingbeicheng to live in the capital, the environment will change greatly. It is impossible for her not to go out. It is important to protect herself.
There was a knock on the door, and Lin Xueqing ran over quickly, "Dad is back!"
Lin Shuzhi entered the door with a solemn expression.
"Don't they agree with dad leaving?" Lin Xueqing frowned.
Lin Shuzhi shook his head, "I can leave, but they have a candidate for the new dean of the academy."
Su Liang guessed it.
"Master, I know you are worried about leaving the academy and don't want to hand it over to unreliable people. But only by leaving here and solving the corruption in Pingbeicheng's officialdom can we solve the problem of the academy's successor."
Su Liang woke up Lin Shuzhi with his words. He raised his hands and stared, "That's right! I want to go to the capital as soon as possible!"
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The Ning family in Xunyang City.
Late at night, Ning Yao was still reading his account books under the lamp, looking attentive.
A gust of wind blew and the lamp suddenly went out. Ning Yao frowned and stood up to light the lamp. He saw a black shadow standing not far behind him. He didn't know when he appeared.
Ning Yao looked horrified, "Who?"
"Didn't you send someone to beg me to go home as soon as possible?" Ning Jing's cold voice sounded.