"I would like to comply with your Majesty's decree, and I will retire." In the imperial garden, Li Chongde, the Minister of Household Affairs, bowed and retired.
"Gao Xian, is there any news about Liu Zhongshu?" Xiao Shiyu waved to Gao Xian behind him.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Sizhongwei has devoted all his efforts in searching recently, and has searched all over Jinling City but failed to find Liu Zhongshu." Gao Xian whispered in Xiao Shiyu's ear.
"Tell Si Zhongwei that there is no need to look for it." Xiao Shiyu put the dishes in his hands on the tray held by the chamberlain beside him: "I think when the time is right, Mr. Zhongshu will show up."
"According to the order." Gao Xian responded.
In Juyou Building, on the high red platform in the hall on the first floor, a graceful girl moved her lotus steps lightly and bowed to everyone in the hall. She has three thousand black hairs that reach to her waist like a waterfall. She wears a red skirt with a phoenix embroidered with gold thread. She holds a simple gray wood pipa in her arms. Her fresh and delicate face is always filled with a smile that makes people feel like they are in the spring breeze. , but from time to time there is a hint of agility in his smile.
The clear singing voice, accompanied by the notes her slender jade fingers drew between the strings of the pipa, spread throughout every corner of the building, making people mesmerized.
"This sister plays and sings so beautifully." Liu Ningshi is proficient in music and was immediately attracted by the beautiful music: "Brother Xiangyun, you said that if I use Feihuang Zheng to play a song with this sister, Will it cause a sensation in Jinling City?"
"Well! If the two of you play together, I guess this news will be published in the royal newspaper." Although Tong Bo was responding to Liu Ningshi, he felt absent-minded for a moment: "This girl really looks like Yue'er."
"Xiang Yun, Miss Liu, don't sigh. You called me here in a hurry, but now you are in the mood to discuss music here." The fat boy glared at Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi angrily.
"Huh! Fat brother is so boring. Such beautiful music is certainly worthy of discussion." Liu Ningshi pouted her mouth unhappily.
"Ahem." Tong Bo coughed lightly and tried to smooth things over: "Mr. Su, we need to get a lawyer's certificate. Is there any good way?"
"Xiang Yun, you have asked the right person." The fat boy pointed with his hand with a proud look on his face: "Look at the people in that seat, they are all famous litigants in Jinling City; as long as any one of them acts as a guarantee, Just issue a certificate and that’s it.”
"Fat brother, seeing how arrogant those people are, it's probably not easy to get them to act as guarantee." Liu Ningshi's face was full of worry.
"Yes! Their threshold is extremely high. Those who seek Pingyin must first be well-known in Jinling City, and secondly, a Pingyin costs fifty taels of silver." The fat boy sighed with his hands and looked at Tong with a look of gloating. Bo.
"What? Fifty taels?" Tong Bo was really not calm anymore: "My salary is only 24 taels a year, how can I have so much money? Miss Liu, look..."
"Me neither." Liu Ningshi shook her head like a rattle: "It's not like you don't know where the money you won before was used."
"Mr. Liu, why don't you use your identity as the middle school master to frighten them?" Tong Bo started to make bad ideas as soon as he mentioned money.
"Yes! This idea is feasible, but it would be inappropriate for a dignified young master to have no followers." Liu Ningshi said with a smirk on her face: "Brother Xiangyun just pretends to be my follower."
"This little girl actually took this opportunity to take advantage of me." Tong Bo glanced at the fat boy and said with a smile: "That's right, but it's a shame that the dignified Master Shu only has one follower; Mr. Su, it's aggrieved. Come along."
"I'll go! Why did you drag me with you?" The fat boy was scolding in his heart, but he had to pretend to be very happy on the surface: "It is my honor to be able to escort Mr. Zhongshu."
"I am Liucheng, the second son of Liu Zhongshu. I would like to ask you for a lawyer's certificate. I don't know which gentleman is willing to vouch for me." Liu Ningshi and other three people came to the four lawyers one after another.
"Go, go, go! We don't know the Second Young Master of Zhongshu." The lawyer, who was located to the east of the square table, didn't even look at them. He just drank tea and listened to music with the other three.
"I am Tong Bo, the guard of Jingwei Mansion. I am escorting Mr. Liu here to obtain a lawyer's certificate. Please give me some face." Tong Bo put his palm on the table and silently activated his internal energy. The tabletop trembled.
"Friend, your kung fu is very good." The lawyer in the west snorted: "However, this is the property of the Su family, and it is not a place where anyone can run wild. If you don't leave, don't blame us for calling people."
"Su family?" Liu Ningshi was surprised: "Which Su family are you talking about?"
"Which Su family can lead the business community in Jinling City? It's a joke that these few ignorant people dare to write to the Young Master themselves." The lawyer in the south laughed at them.
"No wonder the people and layout here have changed. It turns out that this place has been sold to the Su family." Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi both looked at the fat boy.
"Why are you all looking at me? I don't know when this place became my family's property." The fat boy roared: "Boy, call your shopkeeper to see me."
"Who wants to see me?" Not long after, a slightly fat middle-aged man in fine clothes walked over: "Third Young Master? Why are you here?"
"Shopkeeper Qiu, is it really you?" The fat boy shouted, "What's going on? Tell me when did this place become my family's property?"
"Third Young Master, Miss Rufeng bought this." Shopkeeper Qiu was born with a smiling face, so he was very suitable to be a shopkeeper. This is the saying that harmony makes money.
"Hahaha! Who do I think it is? It turns out to be the third son of the Su family, Su Ruhai!" The litigator in the south began to show off his mean mouth again: "I heard that all the properties under the name of the third son of the Su family are owned by Gong Rufeng takes care of it, but he himself is just a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun."
"Hahaha." The other three lawyers also laughed.
"Do you have the guts to say it again?" Su Ruhai, who had always been good-tempered, had a cold face at this moment, pointing his right hand at the lawyer in the south, and clenching his left hand tightly into a fist.
"So what if I said so?" The lawyer from the south looked confident: "Don't you still dare to hit me?"
"Young master, no, if these lawyers are beaten here, and the ones who beat them are from the Su family, I'm afraid they will break the family rules." Shopkeeper Qiu tightly grasped Su Ruhai's clenched fists and leaned against his ear. whispered.
"Brother Xiangyun, who is this Gong Rufeng? Look at Fat Brother's expression changing when he heard this name." Liu Ningshi whispered to Tong Bo.
"Gong Rufeng is the eldest daughter of the Gong family of Gongzhi family, and she is also the engaged but unmarried daughter-in-law of Mr. Su." Tong Bo also whispered: "It is said that Gong Rufeng not only has the appearance of sinking fish and falling geese, but also has the appearance of closing the moon. She has a shameless appearance and is a business prodigy. Since she took charge of Mr. Su's property, she has tripled the scale of the business and is deeply loved by the head of the Su family. The only problem is that she is very strong and has a bad temper. big."
"That fat brother is really pitiful." Liu Ningshi sympathized with Su Ruhai for some reason: "I will never tease him again."
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Don't look at Fatty Su's usual careless appearance. In fact, he still cares about face." Tong Bo put a finger to his mouth.
"Second, you two young masters, it looks like you are trying to get into trouble with a lawyer." A man appeared behind Tong and Liu at some point.
Tong Bo turned around and saw that this man was wearing a dark green gown. His hairline was slightly higher, making his forehead appear larger. His body was lean and well-developed, and he looked more like a warrior than a lawyer.
"Why, do you have a lawyer to lead the case?" Liu Ningshi looked at the man and asked.
"Yes, of course!" The capable man seemed to be stuttering: "Let's see how much money you can offer?"
"Brother, you are so refreshing. I just like your personality." Tong Bo patted the capable man on the shoulder: "How about we go to our table to talk?"
"Fat brother, someone wants to sell Pingyin to us. Come and take a look." Liu Ningshi pulled Su Ruhai's sleeve.
The three of them returned to their original seats. Su Ruhai was still angry from just now and stared at the capable man with an unhappy expression: "Are you going to sell Pingyin? Take it out and show it to Mr. Su."
"Yes, we have to take a look at the goods first! How else do we know if you are lying to us?" Liu Ningshi on the side helped.
"That, that's natural." The capable man took out a brand new scroll from his arms: "This, this is it. It has the official seal of the Ministry of Punishment and the signature of Zhou Ling, the litigation attorney."
"There's nothing wrong with the official seal of the Ministry of Justice?" Su Ruhai grabbed the scroll and looked at it carefully: "But why haven't I heard of the name Zhou Ling? Is this person qualified to issue a certificate?"
"I am Zhou, Zhou Ling!" The capable man pointed at himself with a proud look on his face: "Just recently, I just passed the examination and assessment of the Ministry of Punishments and obtained the qualification of a lawyer."
"You? Litigator?" Su Ruhai looked disdainful and wanted to continue to ridicule this man, but was interrupted by Tong Bo at the right moment: "Brother, please make a price."
"Five, five taels of silver." The capable man held out five fingers.
"The asking price is quite reasonable." Tong Bo took the Pingyin with a smile and looked at it, then took out two taels of silver from his arms and threw it to the capable man: "I don't know if this Pingyin is real or fake. Deposit; if there is no problem, come back here in three days to pay off the remaining silver."
"Okay! One, it's a deal." The capable man took the silver, put it to his mouth and bit it, with a smile of satisfaction on the corner of his mouth: "Farewell, farewell."
"Brother Xiangyun, do you believe in him so much?" Liu Ningshi looked worried: "What should I do if this quote doesn't work?"
"Xiangyun, is it not like you to be so reckless?" Su Ruhai was also worried.
"Mr. Su, you just said that the official seal of the Ministry of Justice is genuine, isn't it?" Tong Bo took a sip of tea with satisfaction.
"Yeah, so what?" Su Ruhai shook his head: "If Zhou Ling's signature is not qualified to issue a certificate, then your two taels of silver will be wasted."
"People who come to your door are never valuable, so of course I will keep it." Tong Bo put down the tea cup with a smirk in his eyes: "Go back to the kid to identify Ping Yin first. This person will come to me anyway."
"Third Young Master, I want you to return home quickly." A man who looked like a servant came in from outside the door and said a few words to Shopkeeper Qiu. Shopkeeper Qiu came forward and whispered in Su Ruhai's ear.
