A group of people arrived at the county government office, but the county master seemed to have known about it for a long time and was already sitting in the hall waiting.
Li Shun and Zhang San each stated their grievances. The county magistrate did not even try them, so they were about to be imprisoned.
This situation is not right!
Xiao Mu's heart skipped a beat.
It wasn't a big deal in the first place, but after being imprisoned, there was no telling when the person would be released.
Even if Zhang San feeds people with good food and drink, it doesn't matter, but Li Shun's business will be delayed.
Xiao Mu clasped his hands in his fists and said to the magistrate above: "Your Majesty the magistrate, the facts of this case are simple, why not interrogate it in court?"
When those watching the excitement heard Xiao Mu say this, they all said, "Yeah, why not interrogate in court? We are still waiting to see the excitement!"
"Yes, sir, please let me know whose problem it is."
"Be bold!"
In the hall, the magistrate's gavel snapped.
"Do I still need your guidance when trying a case in this county? Are you the county magistrate or am I the county magistrate?"
"Don't dare!" Xiao Mu clasped his hands in his fists, "It is only according to the law of this dynasty that guilty people can be imprisoned. The charges of these two people have not been determined yet, how can they be imprisoned!"
"It is a serious crime for these two people to disturb the court! As for the other charges, I will try them slowly."
"Quit!"
The magistrate clapped the gavel again, stood up and left.
Xiao Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at the county magistrate's back, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
When the county magistrate returned to the county government hall, Fan Yuli was already waiting there.
There was a box of white silver in front of him. The county magistrate saw it and greeted it with a smile.
"Shop Manager Fan, I've kept you waiting for a long time!"
Fan Yuli stood up immediately, "Your Excellency is busy with official duties, and I, as a common citizen, should wait for you!"
The two sat down together, and Fan Yuli got straight to the point: "I don't know how you plan to interrogate Shopkeeper Li's case."
"Li Shun also has a problem with this matter, but as far as I'm concerned, it was Zhang San who provoked me first. I'm afraid..."
Before the county magistrate finished speaking, Fan Yuli pushed the silver box in the direction of the magistrate: "Sir, you can decide the case how you want, but this Li Shun also hurt someone. Doesn't it also need a good trial? OK."
"That's natural, that's natural!" The county magistrate motioned to his servants to put the silver box away.
"Let me see, what does Shopkeeper Fan think about letting him stay in jail for seven days?"
Fan Yuli smiled: "Very good!"
On the other side, the inn.
Ye Luoxin received the Sixi Meatballs from the waiter, but she still didn't wait until Xiao Mu came back.
Xiao Mu asked the waiter to deliver the food and also told him not to talk about what happened in the store.
Ye Luoxin noticed something was wrong.
She didn't eat, but when she arrived at Hexiang Tower, Hexiang Tower was already closed.
Ye Luoxin seemed to have guessed something.
She was about to find someone to ask when she saw Xiao Mu turning around the corner.
Xiao Mu's gait was hurried, but his posture was not panicked.
Ye Luoxin looked carefully and found that he was holding a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts in his hand.
"I saw it when I was walking. Try it quickly." Xiao Mu handed the chestnut to Ye Luoxin.
Ye Luoxin took it, ate one slowly, and then asked, "What's going on at Hexiang Tower?"
"It should be the fault of my opponent!" Xiao Mu said, describing what happened before.
As for who their opponent is, both of them know in their hearts.
"Let someone go home to get my seal! I want to meet Master Sun personally!" Ye Luoxin said.
Although she is from Qinghe County, but she is also in the seventh rank, the magistrate of Yu'an County must give her some face.
Hearing what she said, Xiao Mu nodded and said, "Okay, when the seal comes, I will accompany you!"
…
Three days later.
Magistrate Sun was flirting with his concubine in the backyard when he suddenly heard a report from the housekeeper: "The old lady of Ding'an Marquis Mansion has come to Yu'an County and wants to see you!"
"Old lady of Ding'an Marquis Mansion?" Magistrate Sun was surprised.
Is it the Marquis of Ding'an who supported the new emperor's ascension to the throne and whose eldest son is now the richest man in Daliang?
Magistrate Sun spit out the grapes that his concubine had just fed into his mouth, got up immediately, changed his clothes and went to the inn where the old lady was staying.
This old lady has a distinguished status, but she doesn't live in the best inn in the county.
Magistrate Sun felt this was an opportunity. He immediately ordered the boy beside him: "Go and have someone clean up the other courtyard on the east side."
"yes!"
The men will do it immediately.
Walking downstairs to the inn, the magistrate was still unsure.
Why did Mrs. Houfu come to their Yu'an County?
If he came to visit relatives, a small person like him would have no chance to meet the Marquis's wife.
Now that the lady has specially summoned him, is there something important?
Magistrate Sun always felt that his opportunity had come!
As long as he entertains this old lady well, all the wealth in the future will be his!
…
In the county jail.
Li Shunzheng looked through the iron railing at the two mice fighting outside.
Because he had not been convicted, his treatment was much better than that of ordinary prisoners.
But this is a prison after all, and it is rare to be able to sleep on a dry bed and drink clean water.
Moreover, even if he drinks flower wine every day, it can't solve the anxiety in his heart.
The business has just started. If this continues, the business will be ruined sooner or later.
Li Shun couldn't help but think of a fortune-telling he had made during the Chinese New Year. The monk clearly said that he would have good fortune this year, but he would just have some minor hardships.
But now it seems that the good fortune comes from nowhere, it is clearly a bad year.
Zhang San and others were imprisoned next door to Li Shun.
From the moment they came in until yesterday, the two sides exchanged insults for more than 300 rounds.
Seeing Li Shun staring at the mouse, Zhang San smiled again and said: "Why, did you think of yourself when you saw the mouse? What are your abilities? Everyone says I am a street rat, and I don't think you are any better. !”
"Who do you think you are? You still want to compete with me?" Li Shun didn't even look at him.
"Hehe!" Zhang San said with a proud smile: "Who am I? Don't think that you are a big deal just because you have a few bad dollars. Let me tell you, there is someone above me! I will be able to go out in a few days!"
As for you?
You'd better continue to stay here! At this time, it became clear that having money may not be useful! "
Li Shun ignored him.
But he felt that what Zhang San said made sense.
There is indeed someone above Zhang San.
That man has money and power, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to get him here!
It's a pity that he is a businessman who does his duty, but in the end he suffered the loss of no one above him.
Li Shunzheng was squatting in the cell and cursing his mother, but he didn't expect that Magistrate Sun's master ran to the cell himself.
Zhang San saw it and immediately shouted: "Master, Master, I'm here! Are you here to let me out!"
The master glanced sideways at Zhang San and ignored him.
Instead, he turned to Li Shun and said very respectfully:
"Boss Li, our Lord is here to invite you."
