Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

The person in charge of capturing the manager and servants of the farm was Ding Da, the chief manager of the Ding family.

The Ding family has never been prosperous. The previous generation of the direct line only has two brothers, Ding Lisheng and Ding Yichang. Ding Yichang, Ding Fu, and Ding Rong have been executed. Only Ding Lisheng is left in the direct line. Because he is a government official, although he has lived in the government office for many years, even if the side branches covet the position of the direct line, they dare not play any tricks. Therefore, the current head of the Ding family fell to Ding Da.

Ding Da led his servants to escort the twenty-five people from the manor into the second hall excitedly. He glanced around and didn't see Ding Lisheng, so his heart skipped a beat. It's not that he's sensitive and likes to think too much, it's just that the Wen family's accident has been less than a month, and Hu Qinglu has been waiting for his punishment for only half a month. Ding Lisheng wouldn't... He didn't have time to think too much, and quickly knelt on the ground, saying humbly: "I, Ding Da, greet you. These dogs who took advantage of you to bully others, I have brought them all here. It's up to you to decide whether to kill or chop them up!"

Chen Shao's gaze started from him, and after scanning everyone one by one, he ordered Chan Yi: "Go and invite Auntie and the others out."

The old woman, the middle-aged woman and the young man came out from the side hall and instinctively hesitated when they saw the people from the Ding family's farm.

Chan Yi supported the old woman's arm and said to her with the intention of encouraging her: "Don't be afraid, Auntie. Lord Ding was beaten with a stick, so what are they?"

Ding Lisheng was beaten?

Ding Da's heart skipped a beat again, and he calmly bent his waist and silently touched his forehead to the ground.

"Auntie, auntie," Chen Shao said slowly as Chan Yi helped the old woman approach, "Can you identify the people who caught fish in your pond in the past, and who killed his grandfather and his father?"

The old woman looked cautiously at the kneeling man.

Chen Shao ordered coldly: "Everyone raise your heads!"

Whether it was the Ding family or the people in the Ding family farm, they all raised their heads at once. One of the people in the farm raised his head and glared at the old woman fiercely. He thought he was quick and no one would notice, but he didn't expect that the next moment, Chen Shao ordered: "Beating to death!"

The Yulin Guards stepped forward quickly and dragged him out accurately.

Although the rest of the people didn't understand why, they were undoubtedly terrified when they heard the sound of the beating and the begging. Some were even so scared that they kowtowed and begged for mercy:

"Please spare my life, sir. I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again!"

"I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me, sir."

"I have a mother to support at home, so I beg you to show some mercy. I will never dare to do that again!"

The more clever ones have already begged for mercy from the old woman and the middle-aged woman:

"Auntie, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have gone to your pond to catch fish. I will return them to you. I will definitely return them to you. Please spare my life!"

"Auntie, I have money. I will compensate you. Please forgive me."

The old woman looked at the group of people who used to be so high and mighty, scolding or beating them, and now they were crying and laughing and begging for her forgiveness, and her heart softened involuntarily. Especially when she heard a few people crying and begging for their mothers to support them at home, she couldn't open her mouth to identify them no matter what.

This is true for old women and middle-aged women alike.

When the people begging them saw that they were reluctant, they couldn't help but cry even more miserably.

Just as the old woman was about to turn around and say forget it, Chen Shao reminded her calmly, "Auntie, you might as well think about it again. When his grandfather and father were beaten to death by them, did they also beg for mercy? Did you also kneel down, kowtow to them, and beg them to let his grandfather and father go? Have they ever pitied his grandfather for his old age, and have they ever pitied his father and mother who need to be supported?"

The hearts of the old woman and the middle-aged woman, which had softened, hardened again in an instant. It was because when they beat and killed his grandfather and his father, they begged for mercy until their voices were hoarse, and they kowtowed to them to let them go, and their heads were broken. Not only did they not let them go, but they hit them even harder!

"He, he, he, and he..." The old woman was no longer afraid. She pointed her finger at the people who were crying one by one, and soon she pointed out twenty-three people.

There were only twenty-five people in Zhuangzi, and he pointed out twenty-three of them.

Among the twenty-three people, seventeen were people who often went to the pond to catch fish.

There were five others who beat and killed the old woman and the husband of the middle-aged woman.

Chen Shao gave the order indifferently: "Take the five of them to the prefect's residence and beat them to death with a stick as a warning to others! The other seventeen will first be beaten with fifty sticks, and then sent to the Ren family for custody!"

This time, the Yulin Guards were not asked to take action. Instead, the yamen runners dragged them all out.

"Thank you, sir."

After Chen Shao brought the old woman, the middle-aged woman and the young man back to the side hall, the three of them knelt down one after another and cried to thank her. Tong Chanyi helped them up and asked them to sit down. After saying a few words to comfort them, Chen Shao ordered: "Go find Quan Shuyu to get 20 strings of money and tell her to remember that this money is what we paid for Ding Lisheng. Let her ask Ding Lisheng to make up for it later."

"We don't want money." The old woman quickly refused, "Your Excellency has avenged us, and that's enough."

The middle-aged woman also said: "We just want to seek justice for him and his son, not to ask for money."

"I know you are only here to seek justice, not for money." After asking Chan Yi to hurry up, Chen Shao slowed down his speech and explained slowly, "The inaction of the prefectural government in the past has led to many cases of bullying or wanton beatings and killings of others. Although I have dealt with all those who came to report the cases, the dead cannot be resurrected, and the pain can never be erased. All I can do is to use the murderers or the power they rely on to pay out some money as compensation. Because there are too many similar cases, the compensation that falls into the hands of each person is not much. Regarding this point, I hope that Auntie and Auntie will forgive me."

As Chen Shao spoke, he stood up and bowed to them.

The old woman and the middle-aged woman stood up quickly, saying that it was impossible, and burst into tears. Chen Shao tried to calm them down for a long time.

Chan Yi brought the money back and said to Chen Shao, "I asked the yamen runners to prepare a carriage to escort the aunt and the auntie, and the money was also placed in the carriage."

The old woman said quickly: "We can just walk back."

"It's almost noon, and it's so hot, how can we let you walk back?" Chan Yi persuaded with a smile, "We should have kept you for lunch and rest for a while before you went back. It's just that we have been so busy lately and haven't had much rest. We really can't spare the energy to take care of you, so we have to let you go back in this hot sun."

The old woman said embarrassedly: "We are sorry for delaying you."

"That's not true, Auntie." Chan Yi helped her walk out, saying, "These are things we should do. Please don't blame us for not making the decision for you earlier."

"Don't blame me, don't blame me." The old woman couldn't help but wipe her tears again. "If it weren't for you, how could we redress our grievances and get money? You are all good people. Cheng'er, come here and kowtow to the adults."

Cheng'er is the young man who has been following them.

The young man knelt down on the spot and kowtowed several times to Chen Shao.

Chen Shao accepted his gift and encouraged him: "Take good care of your grandmother and mother on the way, and live a good life after you return."

After sending the three people onto the carriage and instructing the bailiff to make sure they were safely sent home, Chen Shao stood in front of the second hall and watched the carriage disappear before turning around and returning to Chengfeng Courtyard.

On the road.

Li Tianliu looked at her and asked leisurely, "Why don't you ask who ordered them to stop the road and appeal for justice?"

Fu Jiu was surprised: "Are they being instructed by someone?"

Li Tianliu tutted and looked at Chan Yi. Chan Yi happened to look at him. When their eyes met, Li Tianliu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, while Chan Yi rolled her eyes. Li Tianliu chuckled and deliberately asked, "It seems that Miss Chan Yi has a different opinion?"

Chan Yi refused to be outdone and said, "General Li, you don't think you're the only smart one, do you?"

Li Tianliu crossed his arms and said, "I am willing to listen attentively."

Chan Yi sneered, "Do I have to tell you if you want to hear it? I'm not a Yulin Guard, so I have to follow your orders."

Fu Jiu looked at the two people who were confronting each other and muttered, "Are you really being instructed by someone?"

Li Tianliu chuckled.

Chan Yi cursed him as stupid.

Fu Jiu looked at them in confusion, then quickly followed Chen Shao, waiting for her answer.

Although they had already found a cool place to stay, the heat still came over them in waves. Chen Shao suppressed his impatience and asked slowly, "What was their reaction when they saw Ding Lisheng?"

After thinking for a while, Fu Jiu replied, "Very scared."

Chen Shao then asked: "What about those people they saw on the village?"

Fu Jiu quickly replied, "I'm scared too."

"They have reason to be afraid of Ding Lisheng. But after I beat Ding Lisheng with a stick, they are still afraid of the people in the farm. It can only mean that they are very timid." Chen Shao said slowly, "They are so timid, but they are in Huimin Pharmacy, using fear as an excuse to threaten me to solve the case for them. Isn't it strange?"

"It's indeed strange," Fu Jiu nodded calmly, and then asked, "Sir, do you know who ordered them?"

Chen Shao thought of the four figures in the teahouse and said uncertainly, "About the same."

Most murderers return to the scene of the crime.

According to this principle, the four people are...

Something has happened to the Wen family.

Hu Qinglu was also waiting for his fate. Although she didn't imprison him, he probably didn't have the guts to show up in that teahouse so brazenly, especially since it was located on the street.

In order to protect themselves, the Ren family is now trying their best to show goodwill to her.

Then the only family left that is hostile to Ding Lisheng is the Zhou family.

But there were four people in the teahouse, and it was unlikely that all four of them were from the Zhou family. That left only the Gu family, the Zhu family, the Fan family, and the Qi family.

Here comes the question: The Gu family, the Zhu family, the Fan family, and the Qi family are Ding Lisheng's allies, so why do they want to deal with him?

Fu Jiu asked, "Who is it?"

Li Tianliu and Fu Jiu also looked at her.

Chen Shao said casually, "Who it is? Just keep an eye on Ding Lisheng and you'll know."

Ding Lisheng was not a generous person. He was beaten with a stick and his manor was confiscated by her. It was impossible for him not to seek revenge. As long as we keep a close eye on him, we will soon know who the "murderer" is.

Li Tianliu said with a click of his tongue: "So you hit Ding Lisheng on purpose."

Chen Shao glanced at him and said, "Shouldn't he be beaten?"

"He should not only be beaten, but also killed," Li Tianliu asked, "Why don't you kill him?"

Chen Shao said calmly: "He is still useful."

"The warm water is ready," Quan Shuyu was standing at the entrance of Chengfeng Courtyard. When he saw them coming back, he hurried over to greet them and followed them back. "The food is ready, too. Go wash up, come out, eat, and then go rest."

Chan Yi held her hand and exclaimed loudly, "It's great to be back after being tired. Finally, I don't have to run around anymore."

Quan Shuyu smiled and pushed her: "Stop joking and go."

After taking a bath, changing clothes and eating, they all went to bed without her urging them.

Needless to say, when I woke up again, it was already the next day.

But this time, Chan Yi woke up before Chen Shao: "Master, are you awake?"

Chen Shao sat up against the pillow, closed his eyes and pinched his brows, and asked, "What time is it?"

Chan Yi brought in a basin of water from outside, wrung out the handkerchief and handed it to her: "It will be noon in half an hour. Take a break and you can have lunch."

Chen Shao paused and opened his eyes, looking out the window at the sun. The sun was so bright that it was almost impossible to open his eyes. He quickly retracted his gaze, took the handkerchief she handed him and wiped his face twice, then Chen Shao sighed, "I slept for so long."

"That's right," Chan Yi agreed, "I only woke up half an hour earlier than you."

Chen Shao propped himself up with his hands, moved his shoulders and neck a little, put on his clothes, went out and sat in the main hall, feeling the hot breeze blowing in from the courtyard. He took the water handed to him by Chan Yi and slowly drank half a cup.

Chan Yi prepared a plate of snacks and placed it in front of her. Then she took two fans from the side and handed one to her. Then she sat down and said, "Master Lei came to see you earlier."

Assuming it was about Hu Qinglu, Chen Shao did not ask any more questions and instead asked, "Has the free medical treatment at Huimin Pharmacy ended?"

"It should be over." Looking at the light and shadows in the yard, Chan Yi replied, "I don't know when the young master will wake up, so I didn't ask anyone."

"Wait until it's cooler in the afternoon and have someone invite Master Qi and Zhao Liangzhu over." Chen Shao ordered, "Invite those students as well."

Chan Yi asked, "Are you going to follow the twenty-five students on the farm, or the students in the villages?"

Chen Shao said: "Please come over."

Cicada shells should be good.

After dinner, Chen Shao still leaned in the chair weakly without moving.

Chan Yi came over and rubbed her shoulders while saying, "Quan Shuyu's father is here in the county town."

Chen Shao couldn't help but glance towards the east wing: "When did you come?"

Chan Yi replied in a bad tone, "I have been here for three or four days."

"Three or four days?" Chen Shao asked subconsciously, "Have you come to the prefectural government to look for Quan Shuyu?"

"Not only did they look for her," Chan Yi's tone became worse, "they also wantonly spread rumors about her outside."

Chen Shao frowned slightly. When they returned to Chengfeng Courtyard yesterday, Quan Shuyu not only said nothing, but didn't even show any expression on his face.

Is it that you don't want her to interfere, or that you don't want to trouble her when she is tired?