The sudden question made Huang's eyes widen and he looked at Yang Xianrong in disbelief.
Cui Xi's movements were extremely fast and she had already pressed down on Huang's shoulders, making her unable to move. Xiao Ruobai wanted to protect his mother, but Liu Yao reached out from behind him and clamped down on his shoulders and arms.
Sima Ying was stunned by the sudden change of situation. He looked at Yang Xianrong, his eyes full of doubts.
At this time, Yang Xianrong laughed, really moody and confusing.
"I won't beat around the bush with you, and you shouldn't underestimate me just because I'm young. If you don't tell me the truth, you won't have to suffer at all." Her voice was unhurried, but It feels a little more majestic.
Huang was still looking at Yang Xianrong, her eyes flashing, as if she was running through countless thoughts in her mind.
Yang Xianrong didn't say anything, just looked at her like this.
Xiao Ruobai wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it, so he had to call out: "Mother."
"Actually, it's nothing." Ms. Huang finally spoke. She sighed and lowered her eyes, "Xu Daming is my childhood sweetheart and we have a very good relationship. Twenty years ago, I was working on a job. I received tribute from the royal family, but the silkworms were not spinning silk alive and showed signs of dying. I wanted to go to Niu Baoyuan to buy some good quality mulberry leaves, but he knew my difficulties and actually raised the price three times. The officials also If you don't give me any silver, how can I have money to buy mulberry leaves?"
If this batch of tributes cannot be handed over, Huang and the embroidery workshop she has worked so hard to start will be gone, and they will be punished by "delayed tributes and execution". She stood at the door of Niu Baoyuan Mulberry Garden and asked if she could get the credit first, and she would definitely pay it back later.
Unexpectedly, Niu Baoyuan refused and pushed her to the ground, injuring her elbow. This is really adding insult to injury. It seems that I can no longer even do ordinary work.
Xu Daming was furious when he saw such a situation in Huansha. He wanted to ask Niu Baoyuan for an explanation, but Huang stopped him and said that he would think of other ways. However, Xu Daming agreed on the surface, but quietly entered the mulberry garden in the middle of the night and stole two baskets of mulberry leaves, which was seen by Niu Baoyuan. During the dispute, Xu Daming accidentally killed Niu Baoyuan, and was eventually sentenced to execution by the government.
All the above are public cases from twenty years ago. People today, unless they are the parties involved, may not remember so much.
But Huang remembered that on the day Xu Daming was beheaded, she begged the county magistrate to be lenient. She would go bankrupt to buy his life. But the county magistrate took out the laws of Jin Dynasty and said that one life was for another, and it could not be negotiated.
She sat on her knees in the heavy rain, crying miserably. This was her childhood friend, and she couldn't bear it.
Twenty years later, her son became the county magistrate, and the matter of Xu Daming was brought up again. Huang felt that she always owed him, so she asked her son to build a huge tomb for Xu Daming.
Xiao Ruobai was extremely filial and knew a little about what happened back then, so he agreed to his mother's request and found a craftsman to do this. Many people in Qingyang County knew Xiao Ruobai, so the craftsmen naturally did not dare to neglect this matter, so they hurriedly built the tomb.
"My son asked the foreman not to tell the identity of our mother and son. How did the Queen know about it?" At this point, after talking about the above, Huang's expression became much more relaxed, and she even offered sacrifices to the sheep. Ask questions.
In fact, this is also Sima Ying's question. He obviously visited the tomb again with Yang Xianrong, why didn't he find anything?
"Yes, the foreman who built the tomb did not name you, but his expression and attitude showed that the person who asked him to build the tomb was either rich or noble, and must be an extraordinary person." Yang Xianrong thought about it. Think, "At that time, he said, 'I don't care who is buried in the tomb. I just work. If people give me money, I will work. If you are not happy, you can sue the government. But, I also Let me tell you, you won't win even if you sue this case. What can you do if someone has money to build a tomb for their ancestors?' If you think about what he said carefully, he revealed two points. One is that I work with money; The second is that the county magistrate will not take care of it. Doesn’t County Magistrate Xiao know about such a large-scale tomb? He will do it personally at the Huansha Office, ranging from the loss of a chicken on the county office desk to the fight for real estate. , everything is clearly and neatly placed there, so he must know it."
This long speech convinced everyone.
"Okay, I understand this matter. I will discuss it with the prince later to see how to write the book. In the end, it is up to the emperor to make a decision." Faced with the current situation, Yang Xianrong had psychological expectations. , but I don’t know how to deal with it in the most correct way. She had no choice but to look at Sima Ying, and Sima Ying nodded, agreeing with this statement.
For this meal, all the cooks and cooks were caught, and it seemed that there was no need to eat any more. Yang Xianrong put his hands in his hands and watched Sima Ying's followers escorting Xiao Ruobai and his mother Huang out. He pursed his lips tightly and was still thinking about something.
When Sima Ying looked at her, there was even more solemnity in her eyes.
"Queen, is there anything unfinished about this matter?"
"Maybe." Yang Xianrong was still looking at Xiao Ruobai's back in a daze.
"Then we can go back to Luoyang?" Sima Ying added, "This toilet paper case will always be regarded as poisoning, so Xiao Ruobai and Huang will definitely die."
"Well, before they did this, they should have thought about the consequences." Yang Xianrong's eyes still stayed on Xiao Ruobai, and Sima Ying slowly walked in front of her, blocking her sight.
"I want to escort these two people back to Luoyang City."
"Well, it should be." Yang Xianrong looked at Sima Ying and said in a deep voice, "Maybe, there are still many questions."
"What?" Sima Ying and Liu Yao looked at Yang Xianrong with wide eyes again. Liu Yao couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Third sister, didn't they catch this person? What other problems did they commit?"
"It's not them, it's the two grannies."
"Where's the grandma?" Liu Yao didn't react, "Did they kill someone?"
"Brother Liu, I don't know if I should find them out." Yang Xianrong also had a look of confusion in his eyes, "I'm afraid this will lead to something else..."
"What is it again?" Sima Ying's face turned darker, full of questions.
"Because he couldn't bear the extravagance of the royal family, Xiao Ruobai and his mother conspired to contaminate the toilet paper with croton, causing diarrhea in the palace... This matter has been clearly understood. The super-standard tomb in Qingyangpo was also their fault. In order to eliminate the guilt in my heart. But is it just the two of them? Do they have such great abilities? "
