Not yet.
Lin Ting was walking like the wind from the front hall to the backyard, passed through the long corridor and went straight to the small courtyard where his daughter lived.
Behind him, a group of servants followed quickly with half-bowed bodies, all with their heads lowered and not daring to breathe.
People who know me well know that he is so angry that no one dares to provoke him.
As soon as he entered his daughter's courtyard, Lin Tingzheng couldn't help but roared: "Where is Bai Song?!"
Lin Xiang'er was waiting in her boudoir, guarding the window, holding her fragrant cheek in one hand, and toying with the plum blossoms trying to reach into the room with the other.
Suddenly I saw my father roaring in the courtyard. I was confused and hurriedly opened the door to greet him.
I just heard from Dr. Xue not long ago that Miss Lin has recovered from her serious illness and no longer has any worries.
Having just received such good news, Lin Tingzheng was extremely happy.
But now Lin Ting's face was full of anger, his eyes were spitting fire, and he didn't know what was going on.
Lin Xiang'er hurried out and reached the courtyard, asking urgently: "Dad, what makes you so angry?"
Lin Ting was holding his chest with one hand, trying to calm down, his eyes widening.
"Bai Song! Call Bai Song out!"
"Bai Song?" Lin Xiang'er didn't notice the difference and responded in a low voice, "Isn't Bai Song always in the woodshed?"
"Hurry up and call him out. I want to know where he is right now?!"
"Dad, what happened to Bai Song?"
"This bastard is out there trying to embarrass our Lin family!"
"Is there any misunderstanding? Bai Song is at home and cannot go out!"
Lin Xiang'er was sure because she had already ordered the dog hole to be blocked.
With Bai Song's ability, it was impossible to go out quietly.
"Call me quickly!"
Seeing how angry her father was, Lin Xiang'er didn't dare to say anything and hurried to the woodshed.
When he opened the woodshed, he found that except for his sister Bai Rou, Bai Song was nowhere to be seen.
Lin Xiang'er's face turned pale: "Where is your brother?"
"Brother...brother..." Bai Rou hesitated, "Brother, he is out..."
"Going out?!" Lin Xiang'er's expression became even more ugly, "The hole has been blocked, how did he get out?"
"Brother climbed over the wall and got out..."
For a moment, Lin Xiang'er's face was filled with loneliness, and her original look was gone.
For some reason, Lin Xiang'er's heart suddenly became empty when she heard the news that Bai Song went out secretly again.
"He's gone out again... He can't even lock people in, so how can he contain his heart? With his body like that, why would he even climb over a wall to get out? Maybe... maybe there is something that really has to be done?"
Inadvertently, Lin Xiang'er was comforting herself silently.
If Bai Song just went out to do some important things, she could understand it, as long as she didn't go to see that poor girl...
At this moment, Lin Tingzheng also followed over, looked inside the woodshed, and his expression changed again.
"Where are the people?!"
"My daughter... my daughter doesn't know anymore!"
"I don't know! It's being spread throughout Mang County now! Our Lin family's son-in-law is beating drums to avenge a bandit woman, and he's going to court. In order to save the woman, Bai Song did not hesitate to block official duties and cause trouble in the county government, even risking his life. Got it!"
"No...impossible!" Lin Xiang'er looked dazed, took a few steps back, and leaned against the wall weakly.
"This untouchable from a humble family is really ignorant! He left the house privately without telling anyone, and he dared to have an affair with another woman. He actually made it known all over the city! Send the order, catch this untouchable back immediately, and then beat him to death with a stick!"
The servant who followed behind responded repeatedly: "Yes, sir!"
…
at the same time.
The Mang County government office has already been surrounded by people.
The county government has not seen such a dramatic case for a long time.
The amount of money involved in the case was huge, the case involved drugs, the livelihood of the people in Mang County, and the drama of the love between children. It was simply more exciting than the story told by the storyteller.
The three members of the Qu family have been escorted to the court.
Bai Song followed her all the way and never left Sang Sang.
The three members of the Qu family were suffering internally. As soon as they arrived at the court, they were frightened when they saw the plaque "Justice and Integrity" on the court, and they collapsed in the hall unable to move.
Only Bai Song stood upright with a gloomy face, looking at the nearly sixty-year-old county magistrate without any emotion.
The county magistrate Chai Guan was one of the first batch of Jinshi in the dynasty. He was sent to Mang County as the county magistrate eight years ago.
This person has no merits and demerits, and is an upright official. However, as time goes by, it is inevitable that he will become a little slack.
Today's case is relatively urgent. Mr. Chai has heard about it briefly, but he is quite shocked by the amount of money involved in today's case.
Chai Guan was about to speak when he saw Bai Song standing calmly in the hall and couldn't help but frown.
The master who was writing on the side saw this and shouted knowingly: "Who is this person in the hall? Why don't you kneel down when you see the magistrate?"
"I am a scholar!"
"A scholar? Do you have any fame?"
"No fame."
"Since you have no fame, you must kneel down! Someone! Come on! This person..."
"Wait a minute!" Bai Song raised his hand to interrupt, "I am the son-in-law of the Lin family."
At this time, a group of people pushed through the crowd and reached the innermost layer of the crowd.
A servant whispered: "Steward Liu, isn't that Bai Song? Did you just hear what he said? He is afraid that others will not know that he is from our Lin family! If we catch him, we can just beat him to death!" "
"This is the county government! Who dares to mess around! Things have reached this point, let's take a look first.
…
"Lin's son-in-law?!"
The people watching outside were also talking and laughing.
The key is that Bai Song's tone of voice is that he is afraid that others will not know that he is the Lin family's son-in-law.
"How can someone with such a humble status speak so arrogantly? You really have no sense of shame and no sense of dignity!"
The master shook his head and recorded what Bai Song said with disdain.
"Now that you know your identity, why don't you kneel down?!"
"Master, what kind of people don't kneel before the magistrate?"
"Scholar."
"Scholars don't kneel, but people from the Lin clan do. Master, what you are saying is that people from the Lin Mansion in Mang County are not as good as scholars? Or Master, is he trying to say that the children of the gentry are not as good as scholars? Is that what you mean?"
"..." Master paused, frowned and put down his pen.
The Lin family is an upper-class family in Mang County, and it is also an upper-class family in Youzhou.
The gentry have close relations with each other, and each tribe takes care of each other. The energy possessed by the gentry cannot be shaken by a small county magistrate.
Magistrate Chai County was also born into a poor family. He was ostracized everywhere when he first entered Mang County. He was able to establish himself here only because he had established a good relationship with the Lin family.
Although the status of the Lin family's son-in-law is unpleasant, he is still a member of the Lin family, and he is different from a servant. He is nominally a direct descendant of the family.
From a legal point of view, it does not say that the children of the gentry can not kneel to the magistrate.
But after hearing what Bai Song said, if he were forced to kneel down, it would really give people the feeling that the children of the noble clan were inferior to the scholars.
The children of the gentry in Mang County have not yet taken part in the imperial examination, so they are not looked down upon at all.
It doesn't matter if he kneels down. If word spreads, he will offend not only the Lin family, but also all the noble clans.
Nowadays, the relationship between the gentry, the royal family and the poor family is already tense. If this matter causes some problems, it will be a small matter for Magistrate Chai to lose his official hat, but if things get serious, he may even lose his life.
The master was a little embarrassed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the county magistrate for help.
Magistrate Chai County forced himself to calm down, remained silent for a moment, and then directly changed the subject: "Today, a county citizen sued three members of Qu Heng's family for pretending to be doctors and cheating to make money for personal gain. According to the law..."
"Wait!" Bai Song interrupted, "Why are you pretending to be a doctor? Why are you cheating?"
"It is rumored that the fairy water was prepared by Doctor Xue. The Qu family stole other people's prescriptions and collected huge medical fees in the name of treating the plague."
"Master, you yourself said it was a rumor. How can you take it seriously if it is a rumor? Can someone be arrested based on just a rumor?" Bai Song paused, "Then the student should also ask, who filed the complaint today? "
"It's hundreds of county residents."
"The prescription for the fairy water was prepared by these hundreds of county residents?"
"I told you it was Divine Doctor Xue..."
"Since it is said to be the formula of Divine Doctor Xue, why didn't Divine Doctor Xue come forward to file a complaint instead of hundreds of county citizens? These hundreds of county citizens are not victims. How can a complaint be filed when there are no victims?"
After some words, the master was blocked again.
It's not that the master's level is low, it's that the people in small counties are generally simple and have never dared to argue in court with confidence.
Ordinary people, all they need is a slap in the face from the county magistrate, and no one in the audience will be humble and obedient.
Even if the master is not the county magistrate, he can do whatever he says.
The Bai Song Dynasty suddenly appeared today, but no matter what the dignity or inferiority is, as long as the truth is in hand, no one is afraid.
Such outsiders, officials of all sizes in the county government, have not gotten used to it for a while.
Bai Song was right. Since everyone said that the prescription belonged to Doctor Xue, and Doctor Xue did not come to file a complaint, the case would not be established.
The master was speechless, and Bai Song answered: "As for making money, there was no forced buying or selling from the beginning to the end. The Qu family's fairy water is clearly marked with a price, and there is no problem with the payment and delivery. As for some people who think that the price is Too high... Sir, this is a matter of human life. Isn't a human life worth twenty guan? I also heard that someone used blood from nine thousand years old to treat a disease, which cost 100 guan per side! Why don't you go and kill that person? Catch him?"
After these words, the surrounding discussions gradually became quieter, and the ridicule gradually disappeared.
All that was left on the faces of the people was doubt and disbelief.
Is this still the nerdy Bai Song?
Compared with before, he seemed like a completely different person.
It's not what he says that is good, but his calm demeanor when in court.
Just by standing in the hall with his back straight, he surpassed everyone present!
Magistrate Chai held up his official hat, his eyes no longer had the previous amusement, but he was a bit surprised.
"If I remember correctly, this son is also a Hanshi... Such a magnanimous person is rare among the noble sons of Youzhou."
Magistrate Chai regained some energy, puffed up his chest, and gave a serious look.
"Snapped!"
"What a kid, full of sophistry! I am trying three members of the Qu family. What does your son-in-law of the Lin family have to do with me? Get out of here quickly!"
"Since I lost my parents, I, Bai Song, have been taken care of by Uncle Qu and Aunt Qu. Sang Sang and I are childhood sweethearts and we are like brothers and sisters. Although I have no blood relatives with the Qu family, we are better than blood relatives. Uncle Qu is my father and Aunt Qu. She is my mother, how come this matter has nothing to do with me?"
Seeing that Bai Song still showed no intention of retreat, Magistrate Chai raised the corner of his mouth and said loudly: "Okay! I will listen to your words today and suppress the case pending trial. Tomorrow, Doctor Xue and the three members of the Qu family will be heard to testify in court. See Let’s see what else you have to say!”
