"To be honest with my grandma and parents, I am still confused as to why I was labeled as a rebel." Bai Sanzhuang said while lying on the bed.
Bai Sanzhuang thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.
"Didn't you say that when you were a clerk, you teamed up with others to resell jade and brought along a piece of Emperor Zuo's burial object? What's going on?" Zhen felt that the focus at this time was still on the jade article that was buried with him.
"To be honest, mother, I was confused when I heard it. I didn't even know about these so-called funerary objects. I did go to Huaicheng often to help some antique dealers bring antique jades, and I also often helped some young men from wealthy families. The servant girl brought some jades with her, but I have no memory of this one at all." Bai Sanzhuang said.
The burial objects of Emperor Zuo are simply ridiculous.
I’m not sure whether it’s true or false.
Is the imperial mausoleum so easy to steal?
"Third brother, think about it, even if there is such a thing, who told you the secret?" Old Mrs. Bai asked.
Bai Sanzhuang thought for a long time and couldn't think of anything.
"Third brother, tell me honestly, have you done anything to Mai Miao and your family behind your back, and have you offended anyone?" Bai Banban asked.
He had already asked Tian Maimiao this question, but he was still worried.
What if the son hides this from his daughter-in-law as well?
Bai Sanzhuang thought for a while and said: "Businessmen, if your business is good, other people's business will be bad. This is natural. But I don't think anyone will try to trick me with the charge of treason. This kind of thing is easy." Tuck yourself in."
Bai Sanzhuang didn't believe that his business competitors would use such dirty methods to suppress him.
"I heard that your shop in Huaicheng took away Huaicheng's silk and satin business. In addition, the Shen family in Huaicheng was deprived of their royal merchant status, and..." Mrs. Zhen considered it, glanced at her youngest daughter, and Swallow the rest.
Everyone knew very well that Zhen's intention was to suspect that the Shen family was deliberately retaliating because the Bai family refused to marry Xiao Fuyuan and the Shen family's son.
The power of businessmen who can climb up to the royal family and become royal merchants should not be underestimated.
"You recuperate first, let the other side take care of this matter, and there will always be a conclusion. Don't think about it now. We don't cause trouble, and we are not afraid of it." Zhen said.
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Two days later, under the personal trial of the prefect Liu Hong, Bai Sanzhuang's involvement in "rebellion" soon came to light.
Bai Sanzhuang was indeed unjustly accused, and it was mixed with deliberate revenge from his enemies.
The person seeking revenge was none other than Li Jin and An Xiucai, who had tarnished Xu Jiaojiao's reputation, as well as Steward Sun of the Shen family in Huaicheng.
After learning the news, the Bai family had mixed emotions.
When shopkeeper Xu learned about it, he scolded Li Jin so much that Xu Jiaojiao hid in the house and did not dare to come out. If it weren't for his own willfulness, how could Bai Sanzhuang have suffered such a disaster.
Things in the world are so coincidental that these three people actually colluded together. Everyone hated the Bai family and then carried out revenge.
It turned out that Li Jin had tarnished Xu Jiaojiao's reputation and tried to seize the Xu family's property, but was designed by Bai Sanzhuang to flee away from home.
I met An Xiucai in another place.
Yes, this An Xiucai is An Huairen, the benefactor of Bai Erzhuang's senior brother Qiuniang, the leader of the kidnappers.
He was in the temple at the time, was bitten by a poisonous snake, took the antidote, and escaped from the fire. Because his face was disfigured, he changed his name and lived in a foreign country.
Then I met Li Jin by chance.
An Xiucai made Jixue pills for the Shen family's kid, and got involved with Butler Sun.
Because Bai Sanzhuang refused to exchange his sister's business with the Shen family, Butler Sun felt that he had lost face in front of Mrs. Ru, and he hated Bai Sanzhuang ever since.
In addition, the silk and satin business he was responsible for was attacked by Bai Sanzhuang's shop in Huaicheng, and he even found an opportunity to deliberately retaliate.
It happened that Bai Sanzhuang was entrusted by an antique dealer to deliver a batch of antiques to Manager Sun, including the so-called jade that was buried with Emperor Zuo.
Guanshi Sun, An Xiucai and Li Jin hit it off and came up with a dangerous plan to rebel, hoping to kill Bai Sanzhuang and the Bai family.
The newly appointed Wan County Magistrate of Yangfeng County, whether he wanted to show off his abilities or to cause a big incident, actually took over the label of Bai Sanzhuang's rebellion despite insufficient evidence.
As a result of the trial, Sun Guanshi and An Xiucai committed suicide by biting their tongues during the torture, and Li Jin was exiled to Lingnan.
Mrs. Shen Jiaru was not implicated, and Manager Sun resisted all the blame before committing suicide.
In addition, she was the niece of the old lady of Zhenguo, and she was related to the Fan family of the prime minister's office. Therefore, Liu Hong did not dare to touch her easily without definite evidence.
When the Bai family heard the news, they sighed deeply.
"I never thought that these three people could be related." Mrs. Bai scolded Li Jin and An Xiucai, especially An Xiucai.
If it weren't for him, how could his granddaughter be abducted in the first place? Qiuniang's tragic fate is probably because of him. Now she is alive and well, she was not burned to death and she came back to frame her grandson.
"Fortunately, he died. There is also Manager Sun, who relies on the Shen family to show off his power. He can't compete with our shop, so he resorts to such dirty tricks." Old Mrs. Bai continued to scold.
Xiao Fuyuan was thoughtful and felt that this matter was not simple.
But she couldn't tell what was not simple about it.
After all, Mrs. Zhen had lived in Hou Men, and her knowledge here was better than that of Mrs. Bai and others. At this time, she felt weird but couldn't tell what was wrong.
While the Bai family was glad that this was a frame-up and that Bai Sanzhuang had no serious consequences except physical pain, the only person who remained silent was the second child of the Bai family.
The mansion opposite the Bai family received the ins and outs of Bai Sanzhuang's "rebellion" earlier than the Bai family.
Azhen obviously didn't believe this result.
"How could a small scholar stir up such a big stir. From kidnapping to weapons, to falsely accusing the Bai family of treason, and where did this buried jade come from? If the imperial mausoleum can be easily stolen, what will happen to those guards? He also eats dry food."
A Zhen was holding a piece of jade in his hand, with a gloomy look on his face.
This piece of jade was indeed buried with Emperor Zuo.
It's just not clear how it appeared.
Liu Hong stood in front of him and did not dare to say a word.
He didn't believe the result either, but there was nothing he could do. They had exhausted all options. An Xiucai and Manager Sun refused to say anything. Li Jin was a weakling, but he was just a shrimp in this matter and couldn't get anyone more valuable. Something comes out.
"Why did the man named Wan also commit suicide?" A Zhen asked.
Liu Hong was sweating profusely when he talked about Wan County Magistrate who had replaced him as the official of Yangfeng County.
He did not expect that Magistrate Wan would commit suicide in prison.
Therefore, Bai Sanzhuang's line of "rebellion" was broken when he reached it.
"The lower official is incompetent." Liu Hong apologized after a long time.
"It's not that you are incompetent, it's that they are too cunning." A Zhen said.
Liu Hong was slightly relieved.
After Liu Hong left, A Zhen sat on the chair and said nothing for a long time.
Bai Sanzhuang's rebellion seems to be a deliberate revenge by Sun Guanshi, An Xiucai and Li Jin, but the more I think about it, the weirder it becomes.
There is also the Wanxian magistrate who commits suicide in fear of crime.
A Zhen originally thought that he was instigated by the forces behind the Shen family, but after repeated checks, he had no connection with the Zhenguo Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion behind the Shen family.
It was as if such a person appeared out of thin air.
Is this thing coming after him, or is it just a coincidence?
