Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

"Boom boom boom..."

Before Lu Qingyao could say anything, the door was pushed open.

The man who entered was a middle-aged man with a goatee and dressed in casual clothes.

A group of soldiers followed behind him.

Jiang Miaomiao had never seen anything like this before, and reached out for a hug...

Mother... I'm scared...

Lu Qingyao picked up the baby from the cradle and strolled over. "May I ask what brings Lord Xu to my humble abode?"

Jiang Miaomiao, who was just moments ago in a state of panic, is now lying in her mother's arms.

I feel completely at ease.

Her mother remained calm and composed, so she wasn't nervous at all.

Xu Heng raised an eyebrow and looked at the peasant woman in front of him and the baby in her arms.

"Oh! Madam Jiang actually knows me."

Lu Qingyao smiled and said, "Everyone in Qing Shi Town knows Lord Xu. They all say you are a good official who loves the people like his own children. Even the capital has heard about you."

Jiang Miaomiao thought that her mother's flattery was very clever!

In that case, the county magistrate would probably find it difficult to show favoritism.

Upon hearing this, Xu Heng smiled awkwardly, "Madam Jiang is too kind."

He did indeed receive a considerable amount of money from the Zhang family.

"I have come here because someone has accused you of stealing other people's property. May I ask if you would allow us to search you?"

"Who identified them? What was stolen?" Lu Qingyao's gaze searched behind Xu Heng and immediately spotted Zhang Shi in the crowd.

"Since Lord Xu wants to search, he should at least explain it clearly in front of everyone!"

Xu Heng thought about it and agreed; it had to be convincing!

He turned to the soldiers and said, "Bring him in!"

Then the soldiers brought in two teenagers, who had been beaten black and blue.

The two men knelt on the ground, trembling, and immediately pointed at Lu Qingyao, "It was her! She's the one who ordered us to steal from the Liu family..."

Lu Qingyao's gaze swept over the two people's faces, and they looked somewhat familiar.

Just then, Liu Yuniang pushed her way through the soldiers and squeezed in, looking astonished.

"Aren't these Old Man Li's two sons? How could they do such a despicable thing?"

Lu Qingyao was somewhat familiar with the faces of the villagers, but she couldn't quite remember who was who.

"It was their father who went up the mountain to hunt down a pair of betrothal geese, only to have Liu Fugui intercept them..."

Upon hearing what Liu Yuniang said, Lu Qingyao immediately understood.

It is likely that these two men harbored resentment towards the Liu family and took the opportunity to break into the house and steal.

As a result, Zhang caught them red-handed.

He was then bribed...

"Sister-in-law, please go and fetch their parents."

Liu Yuniang responded and left.

She couldn't understand why Old Man Li and his family hated Liu Fugui so much.

How could I possibly help them harm people?

Jiang Miaomiao waved her little hands and babbled.

It sounds like someone is swearing.

Bad guy... bad guy... ungrateful...

Lu Qingyao looked down at the Li brothers and said, "Tell me, what did I instruct you to steal? When did you steal it?"

The two brothers panicked when they heard that they were going to ask their parents for help.

However, they insisted even more strongly that Lu Qingyao was the one who ordered them.

"It was you...it was you who gave us two ingots of silver the other day, asking us to steal a few bolts of Shu brocade from the Liu family at night, and we helped you steal two bolts..."

Because Madam Liu had said that as long as Lu Qingyao was convicted, the two of them would be spared.

Lu Qingyao sneered, "Since you went to steal Shu brocade, you must have seen what those two bolts of Shu brocade looked like, right?"

The two brothers looked at each other.

It's impossible to say I've never seen it before; how could I steal it if I hadn't seen it?

They said in unison, "We've met."

"It's good that you've seen them!" Lu Qingyao nodded in satisfaction. "Then tell me, what patterns are those two pieces of Shu brocade?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang, who was in the crowd, was thrown into a panic.

It wasn't obvious on his face, but his palms inside his wide sleeves were covered in sweat.

The two boys were confused.

How could she not realize that Lu Qingyao was setting a trap for them...?

I felt regretful that I hadn't explained things clearly to them.

The two brothers stammered and couldn't answer for a long time.

One of them said, "It was too dark... I couldn't see clearly."

Lu Qingyao chuckled, "If you didn't see it clearly, how can you be sure that you stole Shu brocade?"

Lu Qingyao's gaze fell on Xu Heng's face.

"We do not know what the stolen goods look like. May I ask how Lord Xu intends to search them?"

Xu Heng scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

It wasn't that he took the money and didn't do the job; it's just that Zhang and that thief were incredibly stupid...

“Lord Xu, the two lads are talking nonsense. If, as they say, they were ordered by me to steal Shu brocade, then they must have seen it before to be able to recognize it. If they recognize Shu brocade, how could they not know that it is valuable?”

"If you know it's valuable, how could you not keep it to yourself?"

"No, we didn't hide anything, sir, you are right." The two brothers hurriedly defended themselves upon hearing this.

He looked up and glared at the woman in front of him. This woman was trying to drag his whole family into this mess!

Xu Heng, looking like he was watching a show, simply had his subordinates find him a stool and crossed his legs.

Lu Qingyao sighed and looked at Xu Heng, "Lord Xu, these two don't even know what they stole, so isn't the whole story of instigating the theft absurd?"

“Yes, Madam Jiang is right, it’s all a misunderstanding…” Xu Heng smiled and stood up. “We’ll be going now, thank you for your time.”

Xu Heng had been navigating the officialdom for over a decade, becoming as adept as a seasoned veteran.

Nobody wants to offend anyone.

Regardless of the rumors circulating outside.

The woman in front of me is, in the end, Jiang Shilang's lawfully wedded wife.

The title of Fourth-Rank Imperial Scholar bestowed by His Majesty.

Even when the Lu family was convicted, her imperial title was not revoked.

Jiang Yunze never divorced his wife.

Moreover, General Lu served as an official in the court for decades and made countless friends and associates.

People in the military are often loyal and righteous.

Although the Lu family has fallen, there's no guarantee that if anything happens to this Lu woman, someone will immediately come to her aid.

As for the one in the capital...

No matter how far they reach, they wouldn't personally come to this remote and impoverished place.

When the two ladies are locked in a battle of wits, these lowly soldiers and generals should stay as far away as possible.

But Zhang, that foolish woman, was oblivious to her own mortality and insisted on shamelessly trying to climb that high branch.

Having fulfilled his responsibilities, he had no intention of dealing with the rest.

He turned to leave, but Lu Qingyao called out to him, "Lord Xu, please wait... This case hasn't been investigated yet, how can you leave?"

Xu Heng was taken aback. "Hasn't Madam Jiang already cleared her name? Why won't you let me leave?"

Lu Qingyao curtsied and said, "There are some things I would like to ask the county magistrate to be my witness."

"Very well, I won't mind sitting here a little longer." Xu Heng sat back down in his chair, holding his stomach as he watched the show.

Lu Qingyao squatted down in front of the Liu brothers and sighed softly, "Do you even know how many years you'll spend in jail for falsely accusing and slandering the wives and daughters of officials?"

"Did you consider your parents before you did these things?"

Even though the two brothers were of different literary backgrounds, they had heard that some high-ranking officials' wives held official titles.

The county magistrate was extremely respectful in front of her.

My heart was already pounding with panic, and I glanced back at the crowd.

They changed their story, saying, "It was Madam Liu. She told us to identify you. We'll take responsibility for our actions. Please let my parents go. This has nothing to do with them."

Lu Qingyao followed their gaze and saw Zhang Shi with her head down, hiding in the crowd.

Just as he was about to sneak away, she called him back.

"Oh, so Madam Liu has finally shown herself. The thief may not know what his stolen goods look like, but surely you, the victim, should know?"