Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

The people who had been scrambling to get to the front of the line no longer crowded and lined up obediently according to the order.

Seeing this, Chen Shao withdrew his gaze and looked at Ren Zhongxing.

Ren Zhongxing quickly took two steps back, bowed his head and bowed.

He originally thought that she called Hu Qinglu to her side to prevent him from lying, but he didn't expect that she was using him to deal with Hu Qinglu.

This sudden way of questioning made Ren Zhongxing, who was already afraid of her, restrain his temper even more and dared not make even the slightest mistake.

Looking at his slightly trembling fingertips, Chen Shao retracted his gaze and walked into the house while asking, "Have you, the Ren family, sent people to guard all the Wen family's farms?"

Ren Zhongxing did not dare to speculate on the meaning of her words. He quickly followed her steps and answered cautiously and honestly, "After the incident in the last manor, my grandfather guessed that the people in the other manors might flee upon hearing the news, so he ordered us to supervise the other manors and wait for the young master's decision."

Chen Shao did not stop, and even asked with some confidence: "What about those people who escaped from the last village? Have you found their whereabouts?"

Ren Zhonghang said politely, "There were thirty-seven people in total, including the manager and servants of the previous manor. Thirty-three of them have been arrested so far, and the whereabouts of four are still unknown. The arrested people are now being held in the granary in the west of the town."

Chen Shao ordered: "Go back and follow the people in this farm to send them back to the county town."

Ren Zhongxing should be it.

Chen Shao tilted his head to look at him, "Is there any empty yard in the Ren family?"

Empty yards, what did she ask? Ren Zhongxing wanted to see her expression, but he didn't dare to look up. He could only keep his eyes on his feet and answered with courage, "There are quite a few empty yards. I wonder what kind you need?"

Chen Shao said casually: "It would be good if we can lock people up."

"Is it the people from the Guan Wen family?" Ren Zhongxing's mind suddenly moved, and he asked tentatively, "Are they the people from the Guan Wen family?"

Chen Shao said vaguely: "That's not necessarily true."

Uncertain means besides the Wen family, there are others? Who are the others? The Hu family or... Ren Zhongxing gathered his thoughts and said carefully: "You need a large courtyard to lock people up. We do have several large courtyards at home, but you have to decide which one is suitable."

"Don't bother," Chen Shao said, "If you think it's suitable, just send the person over. But I don't have many people around me, so I'll have to ask you to keep the person in the courtyard of your Ren family."

Ren Zhongxing said hurriedly: "It is an honor for our Ren family to work for you, young master."

Chen Shao reminded: "After you lock them up, remember to give me the list."

Ren Zhongxing said yes.

The scale of this village was one-third smaller than the previous one, and the number of people from the three villages affected was also one-third less than that of the previous village. According to the quota of the previous village, after the people from the three villages received their food, there was still 3,000 kilograms of food left in the granary.

After distributing the money according to the compensation amount for the previous farm, there was still a lot of money left.

Daqiao Town was not far from the county town. Two families who had been beaten by the farm stewards or servants had gone to Huimin Pharmacy for treatment. The remaining six families had originally planned to go there today, but were delayed by the distribution of grain and money, so they were also treated by Chanyi.

As for returning the land, after arranging for several village chiefs to return and divide the land according to the original ownership, Chen Shao set off for the next village.

The same process, the same steps, with infinitely compressed rest periods and under the guidance of Ren Zhongxing who pretended to be their guide, Chen Shao completed the tour of ten villages in half a month.

Looking at the twenty-five students who were so exhausted that they couldn't speak, Chen Shaosong said, "That's all for this time. Pack up and prepare to go back to the county town!"

Upon hearing this, the students who had been busy to the point of numbness finally had a glimmer of light in their eyes.

Li Tianliu saw this and couldn't help but tease: "I don't know if you will still be willing to work with me after I go back."

Chen Shao said disapprovingly: "There are still many students imprisoned in the academy."

If they don't want to, naturally someone else will.

Li Tianliu clicked his tongue twice and said, "Ruthless!"

Chen Shao glanced at him and teased, "Why, after following them for half a month, you've developed feelings for them?"

Li Tianliu chuckled twice and left.

The free clinic at Huimin Pharmacy is still going on, but it is its last day.

There were still many people coming to see the doctor, and the long queues almost blocked the streets.

After letting the twenty-five students disperse on their own, Chen Shao got off the carriage twenty feet away from the end of the team. Amid the enthusiastic greetings of the people in the queue, Chen Shao followed the path they made way for and slowly walked to Huimin Pharmacy.

There were many small vendors of various kinds gathered around Huimin Pharmacy. Chen Shao noticed that most of the vendors were the same people who had been doing business outside the gate of the prefectural government. In addition, Juxian Building also set up three awnings around it, providing free porridge and sugar water to the people who came to see the doctor.

Seeing that both the people seeking medical treatment and the vendors doing business were in an orderly manner, Chen Shao did not want to disturb them. When he was about to leave, Qi Ye, who had heard the news, came out to greet them first.

Chen Shao had no choice but to stop.

As the saying goes, power is the best tonic. Although he is only the shopkeeper of Huimin Pharmacy, the vigorous Seventh Master is even more radiant now. He walked up to Chen Shao with a smile on his face, and saw the exhausted Chen Shao. He frowned subconsciously, then looked at Li Tianliu and the Yulin Guards. Seeing that they were also exhausted, he couldn't help but say, "No matter how busy you are, you have to take care of yourself."

As he said this, he was about to greet her into the pharmacy.

"No need, I'll just say a few words and leave." Chen Shao glanced at the pharmacy, then at the people queuing up, "Nothing has happened these days, right?"

"Nothing happened. The people who came to see the doctor were very conscious. The thirty students that you sent out earlier have also returned. These days, they are discussing with Liang Zhu how to grow medicinal herbs." After the Seventh Master finished speaking, he urged, "Your Excellency, please go back and rest. If there is anything, we will go to the prefectural governor's mansion to ask you for advice."

Chen Shao responded with a "yes", squinted at the sun in the sky, and then turned to leave. Suddenly, three people who were waiting in line to see the doctor rushed out. While being blocked by the Yulin Guards, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Please, sir, make a decision for us!"

An old lady in her sixties, a middle-aged lady in her forties, and a young man in his twenties. Judging from their appearance, they should be three generations of a family.

Chen Shao carefully looked at the three people, then at the people pointing and talking around them. Finally, he motioned for Chan Yi and Fu Jiu to go forward and help the three people up. He calmly and calmly ordered, "Take them back to the prefectural governor's mansion."

"We won't go to the prefectural governor's mansion!" When the middle-aged woman heard the words "prefectural governor's mansion", she suddenly pushed away Chan Yi who was still supporting her and knelt down again. "Master Ding is in the prefectural governor's mansion. If he sees us suing him, he will definitely beat us to death. Please, please ...

The old woman knelt down again and began to yell with her.

The young man wanted to follow suit, but he was held tightly by Fu Jiu and could only struggle and scream.

Listening to the increasingly noisy discussions of the people around him, Chen Shao's gaze fell on the three people again: Attack Ding Lisheng.

The Ding family was also the initiator of those gardens.

She believed that Ding Lisheng was not a clean person.

But she still needs Ding Lisheng, and she can't let anything get into trouble for the time being.

So, who is eager to deal with him?

Lei Dehou? Hu Qinglu? Or the Ren family or the Zhou family?

Names flashed through Chen Shao's mind one by one, and finally disappeared in the generous questioning of the Seventh Master: "This Huimin Medicine Shop was opened by the adults. Ask those who have come to see the doctor in the past half month. Who has not benefited? Ask the farms that the adults have visited in the past half month. The adults have distributed food, money, and returned land. Have they ever treated them unfairly? Yes, you have grievances, and the adults have accepted your cases. They just asked you to go back to the prefectural governor's mansion, but you insisted on tying her up here. The Wen family is such a big behemoth, and the adults have dealt with it. What is a Ding! If you really want to redress your grievances, then go to the prefectural governor's mansion. There are so many people watching here. It depends on whether that Ding dares to deal with you in a way that offends the public! If you don't go to the prefectural governor's mansion, then we have to ask you what your intentions are!"

"Seventh Master is right," Ren Zhongxing, who had not yet left, also stood up and bowed sincerely to Chen Shao, then turned to the people queuing to see the doctor and said, "Young Master has been busy running around recently. He has visited ten villages in just half a month and has hardly had any rest. He is back now because the students who helped him couldn't hold on. That's it. Young Master hasn't even returned to the prefectural governor's mansion, but he came here to ask if everyone has seen a doctor."

Seeing that the people were all looking at Chen Shao and the Yulin Guards who were traveling with him, and the discussion had turned from the grievances of the three to praise Chen Shao, Ren Zhongxing bowed to the three people who were still kneeling with satisfaction: "In fact, you don't have to worry about what Lord Ding will do to you. I'm sure you know that the Wen family was raided, but I'm sure you have never heard of the reason for the raid. The reason for the raid was that a girl named Tao Zhen from Dashu Village sued the Wen family for beating and killing her parents and two brothers."

No wonder they say that flattery never wears out. Listening to the compliments from Master Qi and Ren Zhongxing, Chen Shaolian's fatigue disappeared a lot. After humbly bowing to everyone and thanking them for speaking for her, she bowed to the three people and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, Auntie. Although I am not as omnipotent as you all compliment me, I can still protect you all. Chanyi, Fu Jiu, take Auntie, Auntie, and this young man back to the prefect's mansion."

Chan Yi said to Fu Jiu, "Looking at the way Auntie and Auntie look, they probably haven't even had breakfast yet. Go and ask Xu Guang to drive the carriage over."

Fu Jiu responded and left.

Chan Yi called out to the Juxian Building where the porridge was being distributed, "Could you please bring some bowls of porridge for the aunties?"

The porridge-dispensing staff at Juxian Building was already an old acquaintance, and was about to come out and flatter Chen Shao, but Ren Zhongxing got there first. He was muttering bad things about Ren Zhongxing behind his back, but when he heard Chan Yi's voice, he immediately smiled and said "OK", then quickly made a few bowls of porridge, packed them in lunch boxes and sent them over.

After Chan Yi thanked him, she said to the old woman and the middle-aged woman, "Auntie, auntie, let's go."

No, they don’t want to go to the prefect’s mansion!

But they had been asked to say both good and bad things, so it was obviously impossible for them not to go.

The three of them looked around in fear, trying to find the person who had ordered them to come and complain, and ask him for help.

At the beginning, the manager clearly said that as long as they kneeled down in front of Huimin Pharmacy and complained to Chen Shao, Chen Shao would definitely accept their complaint. They did as he said, but Chen Shao not only did not accept their complaint, but also took them back to the prefectural governor's mansion. Ding Lisheng was in the prefectural governor's mansion, and they wanted to let Ding Lisheng know that they were going to sue him. Even if they let them go now, Chen Shao would definitely settle accounts with them after he left.

No, they can’t go to the prefect’s mansion!

When Xu Guang drove the carriage over and Chan Yi was about to help the old woman get on the carriage, the old woman suddenly knelt on the ground again and said repeatedly: "We won't sue anymore. Please let us go, sir. We know we are wrong."

The middle-aged woman was also frightened, and when she heard what she said, she quickly knelt down.

Chen Shao stepped forward and helped the old woman up with his strength. He said gently, "Auntie, don't worry. No matter now or in the future, as long as the injustice you are accusing is true, Ding Lisheng will not dare to trouble you. If he does, I will kill his entire clan."

"Master Chen has said so much, and they are still dithering. Are they liars?"

"It looks like it to me."

"Master Chen has been busy for so long that he hasn't had time to rest, and they are here to cause trouble. I don't know which village they are from."

"I know that all the elders and fellow villagers are speaking up for me," Chen Shao heard the people talking about the three people. After helping the old woman onto the carriage, he quickly turned around and bowed to the people queuing for medical treatment. "But I believe that the old lady, the aunt, and this young man dared to ask me to make a decision for them in broad daylight. They must have unspeakable pain. Before the truth is revealed, I hope that all the elders can be merciful. Thank you."

The people obeyed and said no more.

The middle-aged woman was still hesitant, but seeing that she cared so much about them, she gritted her teeth and got on the carriage.

Seeing that they all went up, the young man had no choice but to follow them.

After asking Xu Guang to go slower so as not to bump the three people in the carriage, Chen Shao also got on his own carriage. When the carriage was about to start moving, he suddenly noticed a few prying eyes, and Chen Shao couldn't help but look back in the direction of their gaze.

The sight came from the second floor of Xiangming Teahouse, which is diagonally across the street from Huimin Pharmacy.

There were four people sitting in the room, separated by a thin Xiangfei bamboo curtain.

Chen Shao's heart moved slightly, and he nodded at a few people, then he withdrew his gaze and left.

As for Empress Xiang Zhu, the moment she looked over, Second Master Gu, Second Master Zhu, Fan Zhirong, and Third Master Qi all subconsciously held their breath. It was not until her carriage disappeared that they slowly breathed a sigh of relief.