The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

As soon as these words came out, Lu Yuande's face changed immediately, and he hurriedly explained: "Yes, yes, the emperor is right. The Lu family will certainly not let the young marquis starve. It's just that this kid is extravagant. If we give Jiang's dowry to him, I'm afraid that Jiang's kindness will be wasted."

Lu Qingchen was disgusted by his hypocritical face. He knelt and pleaded, "Your Majesty, a few years ago, my father said that I had no experience in managing a shop, so he only allocated three shops for me to use. But this time, as shown by the incident with the Wen family, the shops I manage are doing well. I beg Your Majesty to show me mercy and allow me to take back my mother's dowry so that I can contribute to Your Majesty and the national treasury."

The emperor looked at the two of them in silence. He held his chin with one hand and tapped the table with the other, with a cold and brutal light in his eyes.

After about a cup of tea, the chief eunuch, Eunuch Wu, stepped forward and handed an account book to the emperor.

The Emperor burst into laughter after seeing this and clapped his hands in approval, "Talented men emerge in every generation. You, my dear, have only three shops, yet you contribute hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the treasury every year. This shows that you, like your mother, are both business prodigies. It is only fitting that I give you your mother's dowry."

Lu Yuande was horrified when he heard this and quickly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please think twice. My son has been accustomed to being absurd since he was young. If he gets a large sum of money, he will be even more lawless."

The emperor's good mood was suddenly interrupted and his face became tense.

Lu Qingchen sneered and said, "Father doesn't want to return Mother's dowry. Is he afraid that the Lu family won't have enough to eat in the future?"

This mocking sound was particularly harsh, causing Lu Yuande to forget the occasion and scold him harshly: "Of course not, I'm just afraid that you will lose everything."

"If that's not the case, then the children inherit their mother's dowry. Even if I squander it, it's my own business. It has nothing to do with my father. Why should my father shirk responsibility?"

The two of them exchanged sharp words, and the atmosphere became tense.

"Ahem! Young Marquis, this is in the main hall." Eunuch Wu reminded in a serious tone, and the emperor beside him looked even more solemn.

Lu Qingchen and the other two seemed to have just realized what was happening and kept kowtowing to ask for the emperor's forgiveness.

"Your Majesty, I wish to give you all the silver and jewelry in my mother's dowry, leaving only the shop and books. I beg for your approval."

The emperor was shocked. "Do you know how much gold and silver was in your mother's dowry?"

Lu Qingchen nodded sincerely, "I have my mother's dowry list in my hand, and I know it's about ten million taels of gold."

"Then you'll hand it all over?"

Lu Qingchen smiled innocently and said with a bit of a rogue look: "Well, those things are wasted in my hands. How can they be more useful in your hands, Your Majesty? If I make a mistake in the future, you can beat me less, then I will be more satisfied."

As he spoke, he handed the dowry list that had been prepared long ago to Eunuch Wu. No matter how much he said, it would not be as good as doing more.

His action made Lu Yuande's eyes blaze with anger. It seemed that this evil boy came prepared.

The emperor's expression instantly changed from gloomy to bright. He could not help but slam his hands on the table in excitement and scolded with a sneer, "You rascal! Then it will be as you say."

He glanced to the side, winked at Eunuch Wu, then turned and left the hall.

When passing by Lu Qingchen, he patted his shoulder and said meaningfully, "You have a bright future, boy."

After the emperor left, Eunuch Wu stood in front of Lu Yuande and shouted, "Kneel! Lu Yuande, listen to my command. The emperor has ordered you to prepare Jiang's dowry within three days and deliver it to the state treasury and the young marquis separately. No mistakes are allowed. I hereby order you."

Lu Yuande's face suddenly turned pale, and he fell to the ground in despair, saying numbly: "I obey your order."

Eunuch Wu was so disgusted by the emperor that he couldn't even look at him for a second. He bowed respectfully to Lu Qingchen and said, "Young Marquis, I will escort you out."

Lu Qingchen smiled brightly, handed over the purse and said, "Thank you, eunuch."

The two smiled at each other and left the palace chatting and laughing.

Lu Yuande gnashed his teeth and got up from the ground, muttering to himself, "Evil son, if you want to take back all the dowry, it depends on whether I, your father, agree or not."

When Lu Qingchen came to the yamen humming a little tune, he found that except for two yamen runners guarding it, there was no one there, even Lord Liang was not there.

He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Where did everyone go?"

"Young Marquis, they are all in the backyard!"

The two men had tense faces, but one could sense a gloating look in their eyes, which was puzzling.

Lu Qingchen walked to the backyard half-believingly, and then saw the constables and other yamen runners training in an orderly manner, led by Qin Miaoxi herself.

Each punch was powerful and inspiring.

Only an hour had passed, and everyone was sweating profusely, but there was no sign of stopping.

Unable to suppress his curiosity any longer, he stepped forward and asked, "How long will you continue to practice?"

Someone immediately expressed their anguish, "Coroner Qin said our foundation is too weak. We have to practice for three hours every day before we can rest. Otherwise, it will hinder our ability to handle cases in the future."

Lu Qingchen was dumbfounded. After all this training, how could a person still be able to stand?

Just as he was thinking this, Qin Miaoxi shouted without turning around, "Third, fourth, and fifth in the second-to-last row, you will practice for an extra hour."

The three of them immediately cried out in pain, and Qin Miaoxi said righteously, "Don't worry, I will accompany you."

The three of them secretly complained in their hearts: It is because you are with us that we feel even more worried.

Lu Qingchen couldn't help but gasp. Wasn't the Dali Temple supposed to be a leisurely place with no cases on weekdays? How could it be so intense? Just looking at it made one's legs weaken.

He looked around but couldn't find the person who should be the one to be involuted.

"Where is Lord Liang?"

This time no one dared to answer, they could only signal him with their eyes to look forward.

Lu Qingchen walked around the crowd and saw a large table in front of him, which was full of case files. He could vaguely see a person hiding behind it.

"Lord Liang?"

The moment Liang Hongkai heard the shout, he suddenly stood up from his seat, his speed was extraordinary. He quickly came to Lu Qingchen and greeted him warmly, "Young Marquis, you are out of the palace? Does the emperor have any comments on this case?"

The voice gradually faded away. He used almost all his strength to pull him towards the front yard. Just as he was about to escape from the suffering, he heard a devilish voice behind him.

Qin Miaoxi: "Master Liang, take a rest for a quarter of an hour, don't forget to come back."

Liang Hongkai: "..."

In the front hall, Liang Hongkai gulped down his tea, breathed a sigh of relief, and exclaimed, "Young Marquis, you saved my life."

"how do I say this?"

"This is a long story, so I'll cut to the chase! Xiao Qin is such a scoundrel! He came to the yamen at 3:00 AM today and woke us all up. He even forced me to look through the case files that had been piled up over the years, saying he wanted to solve an old case. How can my body handle this?"

"Master Liang, you can tell her!"

Liang Hongkai said resentfully, "That girl went to a funeral last night, and right after the funeral, she came to the yamen for training. You said she was so hardworking and diligent, what else can I say? Is there anything wrong with her hard work?"

Lu Qingchen: "..."

Well, this sounds a bit heartbreaking.

He coughed dryly and asked, "I heard Rongsheng was sentenced to exile. Is he still in the Dali Temple?"

Liang Hongkai looked at the sun outside and nodded, "Well, it's almost time to set off."

Lu Qingchen stood up and said goodbye, "Then I won't waste your time. Sir Liang, your fifties are the age for adventure. I have high hopes for you!"

Liang Hongkai: "..."

Lu Qingchen arrived at the prison, found Rong Sheng, and asked directly, "Some villagers said that they saw me appear in the village outside the village on the day the three members of the Qian family died. Was that person you?"

Rong Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "Yes."

"Why are you pretending to be me?"

"Because that woman has always been in love with you."

Lu Qingchen was silent. Not long after, some yamen runners came and urged him to leave, and he was taken away.

When he walked out of the prison, he found Qin Miaoxi standing at the door. She looked at Rong Sheng's receding back and asked, "Young Marquis, how do you feel?"

Lu Qingchen suddenly grimaced and felt a chill. Being thought about by a married woman, he wondered if he was dirty.

The more he thought about it, the more his stomach churned. He quickly changed the subject and said, "You said he killed Han Liu's son, so why wasn't he executed?"

Qin Miaoxi pointed forward and said, "You can go ask him in person."

Looking up, I saw Han Liu hurriedly walking towards the front hall of the yamen.