They were chatting lively here.
Magistrate Liu has already interrogated two women.
Seeing their lies exposed by Ye Luoxin, the government officials looked at them eagerly.
The two women could no longer resist the pressure and told everything they knew.
However, they confessed to deliberately bringing fake wallets to the door to extort money.
They didn't admit anything to the fact that they were trying to blackmail by pretending to have a broken arm.
"Sir, our arm was really broken at that time. I was sweating in pain and my underwear was wet. It's still chilly down there. We really weren't lying about this."
After several attempts, they refused to admit it, so the chief clerk handed over the confession.
There were facts to prove the arm incident, and they confessed to the purse incident. They were punished for both crimes. The county magistrate fined them to pay 150 taels of silver to the handicraft store and sent them to prison.
When did the family come to redeem someone with money, and when could they let them go?
The two women cried out for injustice.
But they were greedy first, and they regretted it now.
The magistrate who finished judging the case returned to the backyard.
Ye Luoxin and the others were ready to stand up and leave.
Magistrate Liu suddenly asked: "By the way, do you know about Master Zhou?"
"You know a little bit!" Xiao Mu said, "Xiao Jing told us a little bit."
"I got some news that although the prefect of Junzhou had retired and returned to his hometown, he was arrested again because of this incident.
At first he insisted that Master Zhou was cheating.
Later, the imperial envoy of the imperial court showed him the confessions of others, and he pretended that he was old and demented and could not remember anything! "
"Just let him escape like that?"
Ye Luoxin was a little worried.
"How can that be possible?" Liu Mian said with a smile: "Our imperial envoy has seen countless people, so naturally he can recognize at a glance that he is just faking it.
Moreover, their party can be regarded as scattered. There is no one at the top to speak, and no matter how hard the people below are, it is of no great use.
So, after the imperial envoy used a little torture, he could do anything! "
After hearing this, Ye Luoxin was sincerely happy.
"Then Master Zhou can restore his status as a judge!"
"Yes!" Liu Mian said, "Not only did he restore his status as a judge, but he also compensated her with a sum of money so that he could take the scientific examination next year!"
Having said this, Liu Mian stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said happily: "I didn't expect that Master Zhou would have such a wonderful life after living to this age, and he would have the opportunity to serve as an official in the same court as me. This is something I never even dared to dream about." What a good thing!”
"Now not only Master Zhou, but also Confucius can realize his dream. Seeing his most proud disciple avenge his shame, Confucius can let go of his obsession!"
Ye Luoxin said.
Liu Mian looked at Ye Luoxin and Xiao Mu and said with a smile: "Apart from this, do you really not want to say anything else?"
"What did you say?" Ye Luoxin felt that the county magistrate's question was confusing.
"Master Zhou's success is probably inseparable from the care of the two of you!"
Liu Mian said.
"As far as I know, Master Zhou's case was not the only case that occurred in Junzhou that year, but his case was the first to be brought up.
It was said that someone from above said hello. "
Xiao Mu said: "This is a fact. We just helped in it, and it's not worth mentioning!"
"Hey, you can't say that! I know you two have always kept a low profile, but you still have to accept this love!"
When he first found out that Xiao Mu was the heir apparent left behind by the royal family, County Magistrate Liu was so frightened that he couldn't sleep for two days.
He was the one who had touched Xiao Mu, not only on the shoulder, but also on the head.
Say people are stupid and don't seek to make progress.
Unexpectedly, the clown turned out to be himself?
"Okay, I want to say that this is what you are talking about. If nothing happens to you two, go back as soon as possible!"
Now that Xiao Mu and Ye Luoxin continue to hide their identities, Liu Mian can only pretend not to know.
Just as he spoke, he was a lot more polite unconsciously.
Ye Luoxin came out of the county magistrate's back house and went straight to the market.
She promised to buy candy for Fengyu, so naturally she couldn't break her promise.
There are all kinds of candy in the market, but Ye Luoxin’s favorite is pear candy.
But she bought a little of everything.
I also bought freshly baked sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
"Mom will definitely like these!" Ye Luoxin looked forward to it.
"With you taking care of me, my mother is naturally very happy!"
Xiao Mu was very pleased that Ye Luoxin could think so carefully.
After shopping, they hired a bullock cart to go home.
As soon as I reached the entrance of the village, I found a large group of people surrounding the entrance.
"Why is it so lively?"
They had already watched a lively event today and saw the crowd gathering. For some reason, Ye Luoxin was a little worried.
Wait for the bullock cart to approach.
Only then did the two realize that the person surrounded by the crowd was actually Mr. Zhou whom they had mentioned during the day.
"Master Zhou?" Ye Luoxin shouted in surprise.
Hearing her voice, the villagers turned around.
"Look, the Xiao family's second brother and his wife are back.
Master Zhou just said that he was able to overturn the case all because of you! "
"Mr. Xiao, Madam Xiao!"
Master Zhou bent down and saluted the two of them: "I, Zhou, am what I am today, all because of you two!"
Xiao Mu stepped forward quickly and grabbed Master Zhou's arm.
"Master Zhou, please don't do this!"
The villagers were all beaming with joy.
Seeing that Mr. Zhou was dressed neatly in new clothes, he looked much younger than usual.
Everyone is proud of you.
"We finally have a candidate in our village!"
"Isn't that right! Our children are all educated by Juren. It's so honorable to tell people this!"
"Don't think about good things! After Master Zhou resumes his status as a scholar, he will still have to take the scientific examination, but he will no longer be in our village!"
"What, Master Zhou is leaving?"
"So what if we leave, at least we have had a tutor, which is better than nothing!"
The villagers were talking a lot.
Still worried about whether Master Zhou should leave or stay.
Master Zhou was noncommittal and just said: "Folks, I just came back, and I haven't had time to tell my teacher the good news yet. I want to go back to school now to see Confucius!"
"Yes, you should tell Confucius!"
"Who said just now that Master Zhou is gone, we won't have a husband anymore! We, Confucius, taught Master Juren, and Master Juren's teacher, isn't that more powerful than Master Juren!"
