The best grandma's house was evacuated, and the doting sister went crazy and killed her

Chapter 44 Twenty Sticks

Su Mu gritted his teeth and looked at Qian Mingsheng, wishing he could go up and beat him up, "No wonder the county magistrate would convict my uncle as soon as he saw this thing. It contains banknotes. You are openly bribing him!"

"Quiet!" The county lieutenant patted the gavel and said solemnly: "Qian Mingsheng! Xu Zhiyuan has already admitted that the bank note came from you, why don't you tell the truth quickly!"

"He's lying!" Qian Mingsheng insisted that he did not bribe.

"Qian Mingsheng, be lenient if you confess, be strict if you resist!"

Bribing the county magistrate was more serious than ordinary theft, and Lu Shubai's case was postponed again.

The county lieutenant snorted coldly: "Jiaoziwu has a daily quota for exchanging silver notes. Fifty taels is a huge amount and not everyone can hold it. I only need to send someone to the county to check Jiaoziwu and the bank. , you can also exclude them one by one to know where they belong."

His father was not the only one with money in the county. He couldn't be the only one with this banknote this month. Qian Mingsheng wanted to refuse to admit it, but he didn't expect that Qian Yuanwai would stand up.

"Sir, these two banknotes were redeemed by the grassroots at Beixiang to Ziwu in the month before last, and handed over to my son at the beginning of the month. The oil stains on them were actually caused by the grassroots eating. The grassroots tell the truth now, my son is only nineteen years old. He hasn't reached the crown yet, so I beg you to have mercy on me and give my son some mercy!"

Qian Mingsheng said angrily: "Dad! Don't you want me to take the exam? Can't I agree to it? Do you know what you are talking about! Do you want to destroy me?"

"Shut up!" Mr. Qian slapped him, "Why don't you kneel down and beg for mercy!"

He finally saw clearly that his son was not a student at all.

At this point, Qian Mingsheng could only kneel down and admit his mistake.

"I gave you the banknote! I plead guilty, but in the face of a corrupt official like Magistrate Xu, I have no choice but to do this. Please forgive me for the sake of my youth and ignorance!"

After whispering to the clerk, the county captain pronounced the sentence: "The bribe of one hundred taels to the county magistrate was large and the circumstances were serious. According to the "Da Qing Guo Xing Tong", he was punished with a hundred taels of rod and exiled for one and a half years.

However, your father has taken the initiative to confess, and you can repent in time, and remember that you have not yet reached the crown and are the first to offend, so you can be given a lighter sentence. That is, twenty sticks and a hundred silver fines. In addition, bribery property will be confiscated as a punishment. "

After the verdict, the government officials came to pull the person away.

Knowing that he could not escape, Qian Mingsheng decided to continue slandering Lu Shubai for unknown reasons.

"I admit to bribing the county magistrate. I plead guilty and am willing to be punished, but this does not prove that Lu Shubai did not steal my father's money! He should also be punished with me!"

If there is no evidence, there is really no way to clear away the suspicion.

The county lieutenant looked at Su Mu and then at Lu Shubai, "The silver note was found in your backpack. Do you have evidence to prove that you didn't take the silver note?"

"It wasn't taken by Xiaosheng, so why should Xiaosheng prove it?" Lu Shubai was very puzzled, "Could it be that if someone just comes to frame Xiaosheng and blames Xiaosheng, does Xiaosheng have to provide evidence to prove it?"

"If someone else had not stolen the stolen goods, you would not have to be in the position of self-incrimination. However, this bank note was found by Mr. Qian in your backpack. If there is no evidence to prove your innocence, I will have to temporarily detain you pending investigation. Find out the truth and then judge the case."

The county captain explained tactfully.

Su Mu was worried: "Uncle, think about it again, has anyone entered your room while you were eating or bathing?"

Lu Shubai shook his head in confusion. He was drunk at that time and was so dizzy that he didn't even take a shower.

Su Mu also knew that his question was a bit problematic, so he could only ask him again: "Uncle, think about it seriously, who in Qian Mansion can have access to your backpack?"

"Steward Wang, Mr. Qian and his son Qian Mingsheng, and..." Lu Shubai racked his brains to think, but could no longer name anyone.

"Steward Wang has no grievances against you, so how could he frame you? Besides, he is not at the mansion. The money belongs to my father, and there is no reason for my father to do this."

Qian Mingsheng pretended to be calm and said, "As for me, it's even more impossible. I don't have much expenses on weekdays. I have all my food, clothing, housing and transportation in the house. My parents will give me dozens of taels of silver every month. I don't have to steal it." This money will be put on you."

The county lieutenant became upset when he saw him, "Qian Mingsheng has confessed to the crime of bribery. The bribe money of one hundred taels will be confiscated, the staff will be twenty, and he will be fined ten guan of silver. He will be executed!" The yamen servant pulled Qian Mingsheng out of the lobby with a pale face.

Officer Qian followed closely behind.

After a while, Qian Mingsheng's miserable howl rang out.

After twenty strokes, Qian Mingsheng fainted completely.

The yamen officials carried him back like a corpse and let Mr. Qian hold him in his arms.

"Ming'er, are you okay? Don't scare dad."

"Plaintiff Qian, please ask if you have any witnesses regarding the defendant's theft?"

Officer Qian cried and shook his head: "The kid saw it and led the common people and a few servants to search. There was no witness."

The county lieutenant pondered for a moment, and then his eyes fell on Lu Shubai: "Although I don't think you are a greedy person in terms of your temperament, there is no physical evidence for either of you. A few people besides the money officer also found banknotes from you on the spot. Therefore, I can only temporarily imprison you until the truth is found out before judging the case."

He looked at Su Mu: "In view of your distrust of me, I can allow you to participate in this investigation. If you can find evidence before me to clear your uncle's suspicion, I can also let you go." People. Do you have any objections to this?"

His eyes wandered to the people on both sides, and seeing that they had no objections, the county captain said: "Quit!"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Su Mu's eyes, "Uncle, don't worry, I will find the evidence!"

Lu Shubai nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "There are not many doubts about this case. I think you can start with Qian Mingsheng."

"I understand." Su Mu nodded and watched Lu Shubai being taken away.

When leaving, Su Mu took one more look at Qian Ming's raw buttocks with lingering fear.

Twenty sticks are like this. If my uncle really wants to be hit by ninety sticks, he may really die!

What should he do if the princess did not come and intervene in this matter? So what?
  Even if he knelt down to beg Mr. Qian and Mr. Qian was willing to let his uncle go, he would probably only be given a lighter sentence and his uncle would receive dozens of less canes.

With the remaining twenty or thirty sticks, my uncle will still end up like Qian Mingsheng. When the time comes, he will call a doctor and recover from his injuries for a few days. How will his uncle endure the rumors when he returns to the village?

Su Mu lowered his head and walked out of the hall with a heavy heart.

"Brother Muzi!"

He looked up and said, "Songzi? Why are you here?"

"I've been here for a long time, but the princess's people just pushed me away, so I didn't talk to you. Later, when you went in again, I didn't have the chance to talk to you. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? This is for you You can eat it, even though it’s cold, the stuffed meat is delicious even if it’s cold.”

Zhang Songming stuffed the buns in his arms to Su Mu: "By the way, your uncle will be fine, right? Why didn't you continue to beg the little princess? I think she is easy to talk to."

"The county magistrate and his son have despised the imperial power and offended the princess. When the princess comes to punish corrupt officials, there is nothing wrong with killing them first and then punishing them. But in other cases, even if she is the princess, she cannot interfere."

Su Mu lowered his eyes and said firmly: "I will save uncle."

"Alas." Zhang Songming sighed, "Finally, something good happened to your family. I didn't expect that something would happen to your uncle."

Su Mu raised her eyes and said in confusion, "Is there something good going on in my family?"

(End of this chapter)