Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Ding Lisheng was obese and usually would be out of breath after walking a few steps, but this time he was very agile in order to stop Zhao Lin. Taking advantage of Zhao Lin's unpreparedness and his own weight, he threw Zhao Lin to the ground and then strangled him by the neck.

Fu Jiu took two steps forward and kicked him, sending him tumbling to the side, but her hand was still pinching Zhao Lin's neck. She kicked his arm twice more, and Ding Lisheng finally let go in pain.

But he could only breathe three breaths before he pounced towards Zhao Lin again.

Fu Jiu quickly stood between him and Zhao Lin, separating the two of them.

Seeing Ding Lisheng's ferocious look as if he wanted to kill Zhao Lin as soon as possible, Chen Shao frowned and ordered the Yulin Guards to go to the lobby to invite Chan Yi over.

Zhao Lin was frightened and seriously injured by Ding Lisheng's pulling and pinching. He lay flat on the ground, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth with every breath he took.

The information he revealed was too shocking, so he couldn't just die like that.

Cicada leaves come quickly.

Li Tianliu also came with him.

Entering the second hall, Chan Yi saw the injured Zhao Lin and Ding Lisheng who was frantically trying to break through Fu Jiu's obstruction. Without any instructions, she quickly squatted in front of Zhao Lin, while Li Tianliu kicked Ding Lisheng out.

Fu Jiu was afraid that Chen Shao would have more questions, so he saved some strength when stepping on him, but Li Tianliu didn't have so many scruples. Ding Lisheng was kicked half a meter away and fell to the ground with a plop. He immediately spat out a large mouthful of blood and struggled to get up. Li Tianliu walked over with disdain and stepped on him back to the ground.

"Two ribs are broken, not serious." After a detailed examination of Zhao Lin, Chan Yi explained the injury and called Fu Jiu, "Go get my medicine box and find me some cloth strips."

Fu Jiu ran and flew, and after getting the medicine box and the cloth strip, he worked with Chan Yi to cut open Zhao Lin's clothes at the broken bone. He then took the ointment handed to him by Chan Yi and applied it to the broken bone in a few strokes. Then he worked with Chan Yi to wrap the wide cloth strip in a spiral shape around his chest several times and tied a slipknot.

"Find a board and carry him back, and let him lie down to recuperate." Chan Yi took out a pen and paper and gave instructions while writing a prescription for internal medicine.

"I can't go back," Fu Jiu retorted immediately, "He hasn't finished speaking yet."

Chan Yi said casually: "Then let him lie there and don't move."

Fu Jiu took two steps back, resisting the urge to kick him, and said angrily, "If you have anything else to tell me, tell me now!"

After hearing Chan Yi's words, Zhao Lin lay on the ground obediently, even breathing more slowly. When he heard Fu Jiu's question, he remembered that all the injuries on his body were caused by Ding Lisheng, and he couldn't help but say with a chuckle, "My lord, you are wise. Ding Lisheng not only ordered Du Zhong to poison you, but also ordered Miss Zhang and Miss Zhang Er to seduce the people around you with the beauty trap to destroy their reputations and ruin you. He also planned to poison you again or simply frame you for Zhang if you find out about him..."

"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense," Ding Lisheng struggled under Li Tianliu's feet, baring his teeth in panic to stop him, "He has always been talking about getting rid of you to eliminate future troubles. Before you came to Hongyuan County, he left his post without permission, helped his clansmen evade taxes and labor service, sent others to replace the taxes and labor service that originally belonged to the Zhao clan, took his concubine as his wife, borrowed money and grain privately, etc. He did almost everything evil. After you came to Hongyuan County, the one you fear the most is him!"

"You're spitting blood..." Zhao Lin sat up excitedly, his wound was pulled, and the pain of tearing made him vomit blood. He didn't bother to refute Ding Lisheng anymore, he quickly lay back on the ground, and after lying straight, he looked at Chan Yi expectantly.

Chan Yi looked at him with a cold face and an aggressive expression: "Did Lord Ding poison you, young master?"

Zhao Lin was afraid of tearing the wound again, so he lowered his voice and said, "It was him. If you don't believe me, you can call Qin Xin, the maidservant beside Madam Zhang, to confront her. After Du Zhong died, the jade chess piece that the young master found on him was..."

"I want to report Lord Zhao," Ding Lisheng interrupted him hastily, "Since Lord Zhao took office as the military officer in charge of warehouses, students can enter the Imperial College without taking the Tongshi exam. They only need to pay five to ten taels of silver. Most of this money went into Lord Zhao's hands. In order to promote his favorite concubine to his principal wife, Lord Zhao framed his wife, who was married to him, for committing adultery with others, and forced her to hang herself to prove her innocence..."

"He is just slandering us," Zhao Lin sat up excitedly again, wiped the blood that had been vomited out of his wound, and screamed, "He used his power to try and judge cases without considering the cause and effect, and only looked at who gave the most money, and then who was innocent. He also colluded with the Zhu family, the Gu family, the Fan family, and the Qi family, and beat, scolded, or detained the people who came to sue the few families for robbing and occupying their land, killing countless people..."

"This is slander. He instigated the Zhao clan members..."

Looking at the two people accusing each other, Chen Shao was surprised that Ding Lisheng was the mastermind of the poisoning, but she was more helpless. Most of the crimes committed by the two people were recorded in the boxes of evidence given by Mr. Luo. She had been holding back, just wanting to wait until the affairs of the Zhu family, Gu family, Fan family and Qi family were dealt with, but plans can never keep up with changes.

"Enough!" Chen Shao sat down at the desk, picked up the gavel and slammed it twice. After the two of them shut up, he said solemnly, "Why don't you tell the truth about the reason for the poisoning!"

"Sir," Li Tianliu had already withdrawn his feet. Ding Lisheng quickly got up, knelt down and walked ten steps away from the desk, crying and shouting, "I didn't mean to kill you. I just, just..."

"Just what?" Chen Shao asked.

Ding Lisheng kowtowed: "I was deceived by the Zhu family, Gu family, Fan family and Qi family. I mistakenly thought that you came to Hongyuan County to investigate me for my poor performance. That's why I was confused and wanted to use poison to intimidate you and force you to leave Hongyuan County. I swear that I didn't mean to kill you."

"You didn't mean to kill the young master?" Chan Yi sneered, "The arsenic you put in that bowl of porridge is so heavy that even a cow can't bear it! If I hadn't noticed the poison in the porridge in time, our young master would have died after taking a sip..."

"No, I only gave Du Zhong a little bit of arsenic, which can't hurt anyone. I'm telling the truth. I swear to heaven that if I tell even a single lie, I'll die a miserable death." Ding Lisheng cried, "Sir, I've been working with you for the past few months. Not only have I learned a lot of skills, but I've also been living a fulfilling life every day. It's not the muddle-headed life I had in the past few years. Please, please give me another chance. I promise that I'll never be confused again, and I'll never do stupid things again. Please have mercy on me."

Chen Shao asked unmoved, "You only gave him a little arsenic, where did so much arsenic come from?"

"The extra ones..." Ding Lisheng looked at Zhao Lin.