Gu Zhou stopped and dismissed other irrelevant people, and ordered the officials to invite all the people who came to hear the trial to go out.
The matter involved the royal family, and if he dared to interrogate it publicly, it was because he thought his life was too long.
Anyway, everyone has almost guessed who the real mastermind is.
But apparently he has to do this.
Lu Shanshan did all the tricks.
Gu Zhouting and Jiang Wanning looked at each other. Unexpectedly, Lu Shanshan was transporting grain to the north and Qin Siyue was also involved.
Qin Siyue looked down on merchants, but he wanted to make the country rich. Moreover, Lu Shanshan refused to acknowledge the loss in business and insisted on paying her 10,000 taels. She was even more audacious and promised an official position.
It seemed that the princess was impatient and didn't want to do it anymore.
"Doctor Jiang, it's all my fault. I really couldn't afford ten thousand taels, so I had no choice but to do things for the Crown Princess. You are kind and kind, please forgive me this time!" Lu Shanshan said pitifully.
Jiang Wan Ning was in a dilemma: "Mrs. Lu, I am also unforgiving, but Mrs. Lu knows that a woman's reputation is her life. Now that my reputation has been completely destroyed by you, everyone in the city is talking about me, Jiang Wan." Ning is a vicious woman who doesn't follow the rules of women and plots against her husband's family. What do you think we should do about this matter?"
Gu Zhou stopped and said, "According to law, Mr. Yu Lu, you should clarify this matter in public."
Lu Shanshan felt regretful. Asking her to clarify in public was not the same as asking her to slap him in the face in public?
How will she go out to meet people in the future?
Her children will also be affected by her and will be embarrassed to see others.
"Ms. Lu Yu, if you clarify your clarification in public, I may consider not posting the notice. Otherwise, once the notice is posted, your behavior of making money for the country will be exposed. At that time, the government may also trace where your tens of thousands of taels of silver came from. Come here, are you involved in the Baisha River embankment case?" Gu Zhouting threatened.
Lu Shanshan weighed the pros and cons and could only hold her nose and admit it.
"I just want to clarify."
Jiang Wanning added: "My Xiangyufang and Sanxitang were blocked by people you ordered, yelling at them, and smashing them. They suffered heavy losses, and all the employees of Sanxitang were injured. How should these be calculated?" "
"I, I... I will apologize." Lu Shanshan said weakly.
She would rather lose her money than go to jail.
Jiang Wan Ning took out a piece of paper from her sleeve pocket, unfolded it, and read.
"Xiangyufang, before closing, the daily turnover was almost 1,000 taels. After closing for five days, it was 5,000 taels. There were also a large number of returns due to rumors, totaling 4,700 taels. Sanxitang, the daily turnover was 5,000 taels. One hundred taels, it will be 2,500 taels if it is closed for five days. The doors, windows, tables, chairs and counters were smashed, and the repair cost was three hundred taels. Seven wild ginseng branches that were fifty years old were taken away, and three Ganoderma lucidum flowers that were one hundred years old were taken away..."
Every time Jiang Wanning said a number, Lu Shanshan felt as if her heart had been cut with a knife, and she broke out in a cold sweat. Was Jiang taking the opportunity to blackmail her? Is Xiangyufang's business so good? Also, she only asked people to throw rotten eggs and throw a few stones, but she didn't ask anyone to grab anything. Does this also count against her?
"The total loss is 23,000 taels, and there are accounts for every transaction." Jiang Wanning finished reading.
Lu Shanshan was in bad shape. She had lost tens of thousands in the grain business and her vitality was severely damaged. There was no money left at home. She even borrowed the ten thousand taels she gave Qin Siyue from someone else.
Now she is asked to come up with more than 20,000 taels. Where can she get so much money?
"Dr. Jiang, it's not that I don't want to compensate, but I really can't afford so much."
Jiang Wanning said: "If you don't want to lose money, please ask Mr. Gu to deal with it according to the law!"
If she doesn't give Lu Shanshan a hard blow, then all the scolding she has received for so many days will be in vain?
"No, no, I'll pay, I'll pay, but can it be a little less?"
"Indispensable, I haven't calculated the cost of my medicine with you yet. As soon as I came back, there were overwhelming rumors waiting for me. I was so angry that I got sick. The medicine I took was very expensive. It took several months to get it all. Especially the Tianshan Snow Lotus and century-old mountain ginseng, which are hard to find in the market."
Lu Shanshan was helpless. If she kept talking, it might not be this number. Who knew what name Jiang would come up with.
Gritting his teeth: "I will compensate."
The worst case scenario is selling land and houses.
Lu Shanshan's matter is settled.
Gu Zhou retreated from the hall and asked Zheng Guan to follow Lu Shanshan home and watch her collect the compensation within three days.
"Wan Ning, what are you going to do about Song Yu and Song Jing?"
Jiang Wan Ning said: "Sir, please deal with it according to the law!"
She was too lazy to pay attention to these two bastards. Qin Siyue would not let them go if Gu Zhou stopped dealing with them.
Gu Zhouting nodded: "You are also tired today, go back and rest early, and leave the rest to me."
To be honest, although her method was the most direct and effective, it really made him feel bad to see her face so many dirty words and the wanton slander from the Song family.
That is to say, she has a strong heart. If it were any other woman, she would have left with a piece of white silk with hatred.
"Sir, thank you very much this time."
If it weren't for Gu Zhouding's help, she would have had everything under control long ago. With all the cooperation today, it would not be easy for her to clarify the rumors.
Gu Zhouting frowned: "Between you and me, why should we say thank you?"
Many points.
This is what he should do.
Jiang Wanning avoided his focused and affectionate gaze. Recently, the way he looked at her was completely undisguised, which made her heart beat like a deer.
"Then...I'll go back and rest first. I'm really a little tired."
Jiang Wan Ning left quickly with a blushing face.
In the Dali Temple prison, Song Yu and Song Jing were imprisoned together.
Song Jing complained: "You betrayed Mrs. Lu and the man in the palace, haven't you thought about the consequences?"
Song Yu looked indifferent: "I can't get through it right now, what consequences are there to think about?"
No matter how bad the situation is, you, Song Jing, will have to bear it with me.
Song Yu felt happy to be able to drag Song Jing into trouble and bring bad luck together.
Song Jing was angry: "I was killed by you. If I had known, I wouldn't have cared about your bad thing."
Song Yu sneered: "That's not what you said when you persuaded me to come to the capital. You said we are brothers, and my business is your business."
Song Jing:......
"I didn't know you were so useless. Do you think Jiang Wanning will be grateful to you and let you go if you betray her? I think she is eager to kill you."
Song Yu said firmly: "She can't, she is still soft-hearted."
He slandered her like that today, but she didn't say anything.
Perhaps, she still has some affection for him in her heart.
She tricked him into making peace with her before because she knew her mother was going to poison her. In order to save her life, and with Xu Ziyin's presence, she knew she couldn't occupy his heart.
Perhaps, after he gets out, he can have a good confession with her and coax her, and they can get back together again.
She is great now. She has the respect of Wang Zaizhi and the appreciation of the Queen. If they become husband and wife again, she has money and connections. It will not be easy for him to help him get ahead.
Yes, just do it.
The more Song Yu thought about it, the more feasible it became. After all, she was a businesswoman and an abandoned wife. No one would marry her no matter how capable she was.
