Inside the Yamen.
Even before Liu Jin was tortured, the two women confessed.
Their men would beat them after drinking, leaving them covered with bruises, so when Qi Yan found them, she offered to give them a hundred taels of silver notes and also guaranteed that their children would be able to work in the Xue Family Restaurant when they grew up.
The condition was to poison the wine, and the two women agreed without much hesitation.
"Detain them first."
"Lieutenant Chen County, you immediately take people to the Xue family to arrest people."
Liu Jin didn't expect that the Xue family was behind this, and he was relieved that Xu Ning was innocent.
At the same time, I also admired Xu Ning in my heart. The case that I originally thought was difficult was solved by Xu Ning in just a few words.
He smiled and said, "My dear nephew, how do you know that those two women have been beaten for a long time?"
Xu Ning said: "Of course it was their men who told me. You also know that sometimes when people are drunk, they will inevitably spill the beans."
Liu Jin understood.
As for how Xu Ning knew the money was hidden in the chimney, he didn't ask. Anyway, he just knew that his nephew had extraordinary abilities.
…
It was already night in the Xue family, and Xue Yuan was so anxious that he almost vomited blood.
Xue Tianming said before that he would handle the affairs of Xu's wine shop. He thought that his son and daughter-in-law would use some good method, but he did not expect that it would be such a bad idea.
Of course, at the beginning, he was still very excited. After all, the wine in the Xu family wine shop was poisonous. Now that he drank it to death, it was inevitable that he would be banned, but he never expected that it would be reversed so quickly.
And now, he wants to escape.
Although he didn't do it, who would believe it if he told it? He is the head of the Xue family. Even if he didn't do it, the Zhou Dynasty likes to engage in conspiracy, so he can't escape his involvement.
"Naughty son! Naughty son!"
Xue Yuanzheng was cursing angrily and packing his things, his heart was bleeding. He had been operating in Yongping County for most of his life and had a rich family fortune, but now he had to give it all up.
"Qianqian, is there nothing we can do?"
Xue Qianqian said angrily: "What can I do!"
She originally thought she was going to see a good show, but now she was reduced to running away. Of course she didn't have to run away. After all, she was the daughter of Xue Zuhe. Xue Zuhe was a baron and a noble of the Zhou Dynasty.
These local officials are not qualified to arrest her, Xue Qianqian.
But the Xue family is all running away, and there's no point in her staying here, so let's go together.
A total of more than ten people packed up some valuables and prepared to follow Xue Qianqian to the capital to join Xue Zuhe.
You'll definitely get scolded, but it's better than staying here and being caught in a cell.
…
The city gate.
At this time, the city gate had long been closed. Qi Yan stood at the front, took out a token from her belt, and said loudly: "Cao County Magistrate asked us to go out of the city to do business. Open the city gate quickly."
A soldier who looked like a leader at the city gate said, "According to Master Chen's order, no one is allowed to leave the county tonight."
Qi Yan was anxious, "Cao Xian Cheng asked us to go out. If you miss Cao Xian Cheng's important event, can you afford it?"
The soldier said: "We only obey Chen County Lieutenant's orders. If Mr. Cao really has something urgent for you to handle, you can ask Mr. Cao to go to Mr. Chen."
Qi Yan was dumbfounded. She never thought that Cao Xiancheng's reputation would be difficult to use.
"What should we do now?" Xue Tianming was anxious.
At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind. Liu Jin and Chen Ping came over with a large number of government officials. They didn't see Cao Bing, so they probably knew there was nothing they could do to save the day.
Xue Yuanzheng's face turned pale instantly.
…
County government.
Xue Yuanzheng and others were kneeling in the lobby, but Xue Qianqian did not kneel.
Liu Jin was stunned and said, "Who in this room doesn't kneel down when you see me!"
Xue Qianqian took out a waist badge and said, "I am the daughter of Baron Xue Zuhe of the Zhou Dynasty. According to the law, officials do not kneel."
A yamen servant took Xue Qianqian's waist badge and handed it to Liu Jin.
After reading it, Liu Jin had someone give it back to Xue Qianqian and said, "Since she is Baron Xue's daughter, let's just listen."
Xue Qianqian walked aside and glanced at Xu Ning.
Xu Ning also glanced at her.
Liu Jin began to interrogate the case. At first, Qi Yan and Xue Zhiming denied it. Even if they were testified by two women, Qi Yan said that the two women had slandered her and refused to plead guilty.
Liu Jin directly imprisoned all Xue family members, and then interrogated them separately, including severe punishment.
Qi Yan was still stubborn, but Xue Ziming couldn't stand the torture and began to confess, telling all about how he discussed with Qi Yan, how he found the thief and went down through the roof of the wine shop to poison the wine inside, and how Qi Yan bribed the two women. .
The final signature is stamped.
Seeing Xue Ziming's confession, Qi Yan could no longer plead guilty and could only admit it.
On the lobby.
Everyone in the Xue family was brought up again, and they were all in low spirits.
Liu Jin began to pronounce the sentence.
In the end, Xue Ziming, Qi Yan, and two women were sentenced to death and executed one month later.
Xue Yuanzheng waited for the Xue family to be exiled to the frontier, and confiscated all the Xue family's property.
In fact, Xue Yuanzheng and others were not involved and did not need to be exiled. The maximum penalty was fifty. But Liu Jin wanted to vent his anger on Xu Ning. He knew that Xu Ning was his nephew and dared to mess with him. This was not giving him face.
Then just go into exile.
Xue Yuanzheng's face was ashen. He was so old, and if he was exiled, he would probably die on the way.
…
Outside the Yamen.
Xu Ning came out with a smile on his face. The reason why he was so happy was not because he had been cleared, but because the Xue family was gone, and the entire beverage business in Yongping County was his own.
Originally, they wanted to use a gentler approach to slowly seize the market, but the Xue family wanted to commit suicide and wanted to strike first, and suffered disaster.
Fortunately, I have gained the ability to see through fire, otherwise it would not be easy to make a comeback.
I have to say that Qi Yan is a very thoughtful woman.
Now that he is fine, he is sentenced to death, which can be regarded as a revenge for the Liang family.
"Xu Ning."
Outside the door, Xue Qianqian saw Xu Ning coming out and walked over.
"Is something wrong?" Xu Ning didn't have a good impression of the Xue family. Although Xue Qianqian was also very beautiful, Xu Ning also felt a kind of disgust in his heart.
"I admire you very much. Your writing is good, and your winemaking is also good. You should know that the wine of my Xue family is a tribute wine from the Great Zhou Dynasty. My Xue family is a noble of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Why don't you work with me? I can guarantee that you will enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth."
"I can satisfy you whatever you want. As long as you agree, I can take you to the capital immediately and introduce you to my father."
Xu Ning did not expect that Xue Qianqian was waiting for him here because she wanted to win over him.
"I have no interest in doing things for others. Also, let me ask you something. An assassin went to my mansion to assassinate me a few nights ago. Did your Xue family find someone to do it?"
Xue Qianqian frowned. She didn't expect Xu Ning to reject her so simply.
You must know that with her beauty and status, many men want to fawn over her.
Hearing Xu Ning's words, her voice turned cold, "So what?"
Xu Ning narrowed his eyes, "Just admit it, just wait, I will make your Xue family pay the price."
"It's up to you!"
Xue Qianqian looked disdainful, "I admit that you do have some talent and some cleverness, but you think you can shake up my Xue family? My family is a noble. Since you don't want to do things for my family, then just do it yourself."
After saying that, Xue Qianqian turned and left, not paying attention to Xu Ning at all.
Xu Ning's threat to her was a joke. If you still want to fight with the nobles even though you are naked, you might end up dead without even knowing it.
