Chapter 46 The truth comes to light
  In the corner of the servant courtyard, two little maids were sitting under the steps eating.

"Don't you like mushrooms? Why did you take this?" The maid in light clothes opened the food box and exclaimed.

"Vegetarian mushrooms? How is this possible? What I got was vegetarian tofu." The maid in blue came over and took a look, then blurted out: "I obviously put it in with my own hands."

When Su Mu heard this, his eyes lit up, he turned around and walked quickly to find the county captain.

He turned around the courtyard and bumped into the county captain and others.

The county lieutenant clasped his hands and said to him: "I was just looking for you."

"Do you have any clues, sir?" Su Mu bowed and saluted, and asked hurriedly.

"I just asked something from my servant."

The county lieutenant looked around to make sure there were no other people waiting. He whispered in Su Mu's ear: "Qian Yuanwai is a new and wealthy businessman in Qingcheng. Qingcheng is a place of culture. Many of its people don't like merchants who smell like copper. Qian Yuanwai My son was humiliated in the local academy, so he moved here, and before your uncle, he also had a teacher in Daxing County."

Su Mu raised her eyes, a strange emotion flashed across her eyes.

"Based on this information, I sent someone to visit Qian Ming's former private school teacher. According to his words, Qian Mingsheng seemed to be very disdainful of himself as the son of a merchant.

One day, his private school teacher came to visit with a student, hoping that they could learn from each other and encourage each other. However, Qian Mingsheng disregarded his husband's face and forcibly expelled his students from the Qian Mansion. When the school teacher saw this, he left angrily. Officer Qian heard about it outside and later found your uncle. "

The county lieutenant calmed down and said, "Qian Mingsheng is your uncle's student and has easy access to his things. He has the motive to commit the crime and the time to commit the crime."

At this moment, Su Mu put aside his prejudice against the county captain.

"Can we arrest people then?"

"No." The county lieutenant shook his head, "This is just my guess. It has no basis or evidence. How can I arrest people? Don't be impatient. Give me some time, and I will find out one by one."

"What if Qian Mingsheng admitted it himself?"

The county lieutenant was startled: "Then there is no need to investigate further."

Su Mu narrowed her eyes and whispered to the county captain.

……

Less than half an hour later, Lu Shubai and Qian Yuanwai and his son stood on both sides of the courtroom again.

Above the court, as the cloud board sounded, the government officials on the left and right shouted "Evil without evil" on one side and "No evil on the other", intertwined with each other, making people sound "mighty".

Downstairs, Qian Mingsheng was injured by a stick and was being supported by Officer Qian.

He couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "It's obvious that everyone got the stolen goods, so what's the point of trying?"

He had to be called over from the bed.

Officer Qian quickly tugged at his clothes: "Just stop saying a few words!"

"Bang!" The gavel slapped, and all the sounds from the ground disappeared.

The county lieutenant shouted, "Quiet." The trial began.

"Your Majesty..."

……

Qian Mingsheng felt uncomfortable listening to the exchange between Lu Shubai and the county captain.

Because the wound was unbearable, the conversation between the county captain and Lu Shubai did not reach his ears.

In a daze, he heard Lu Shubai say that he had no witnesses and no evidence to prove his innocence.

Qian Mingsheng couldn't help but sarcastically said: "It's just a steal. Admit it quickly. At worst, I'll ask my father to intercede for you later and let the adults give you a lighter sentence and give you a twenty slap in the face. You If you waste time here, I will have to stand with you."

"Bang!" The gavel slapped again.

The county lieutenant looked at Qian Mingsheng expressionlessly: "This is the court. If I ask you, you speak again. If I don't ask, you don't need to speak!" After saying this, the Yamen servants shouted "Gah!" A sound.

Qian Mingsheng was so frightened that he turned pale and did not dare to do it again.

The county lieutenant and Su Mu looked at each other and felt that it was almost time, so they began to interrogate Qian Mingsheng.

County captain: "Qian Mingsheng, where were you on the night the banknotes were stolen?"

Qian Mingsheng: "The common people were in my father's room and asked him for monthly silver. It happened that when my father was giving the banknotes, he discovered that he had lost fifty taels of silver banknotes."

County captain: "As far as I know, Mr. Lu has never stayed at Qian's house. Why did he stay at Qian's house that night?"

The questions were all the same, and Qian Mingsheng knew how to answer even with his eyes closed: "That night, my father made a big deal and held a banquet to celebrate. Mr. Lu was too drunk and was drunk by my father, so he stayed overnight."

County Captain: "According to what Mr. Lu's nephew said, he went to pick up Mr. Lu before dawn. Where were you at that time? Why was it that the banknotes were not searched on the night of the theft, but Mr. Lu's backpack was searched on the spot the next day?"

Qian Mingsheng: "My father searched for the money the night it was stolen, but to no avail. When Mr. Lu was about to leave the next day, it was still dark. I got up to go to the toilet and heard him talking to his nephew about fifty taels of silver notes. Realizing that something was wrong, he quickly returned to inform my father and came to arrest him. Unexpectedly, he actually found a banknote in Mr. Lu's backpack."

After asking several questions that he had already asked, the county lieutenant asked again: "Did the bank note that was lost be redeemed by the Nanxiang Jiaoziwu or the Beixiang Jiaoziwu? What evidence do you have to prove that the banknote was paid by Qian Yuanwai?" Lost?"

"My father has always only paid his bills in Beixiang to exchange banknotes." Qian Mingsheng raised his head and spoke firmly.

"you sure?"

Qian Mingsheng: "Yes!"

Officer Qian also nodded.

"Oh, that's the case, then the fifty silver notes in Mr. Lu's backpack were not lost by Mr. Qian."

The county lieutenant paid out his own money and asked someone to present a banknote that had just been exchanged from American Express Bank.

Qian Mingsheng took a closer look and blurted out: "Impossible! I obviously put it in with my own hands..."

Everyone's expression changed.

At this point, things finally came to light.

Officer Qian was so angry that he wanted to hit him, but it was obvious that he looked bad, so he could only beat his chest in frustration.

Qian Mingsheng's face turned pale and he knelt down weakly, "Yes, I admit that I deliberately put the banknote in when I searched his backpack."

"Why?" Lu Shubai staggered for a moment, puzzled: "I have been my teacher for several days, tutoring you day and night in your studies. As a teacher, I have never failed you, so why do you do this?"

"Why? You ask me why?"

Qian Mingsheng glared at him and yelled: "Because you look down on me! Why do you, a poor teacher, look down on me? Don't think I don't know. You are the same as those people. You think my father and I are covered in copper." It stinks and is not worthy of studying!”

Lu Shubai's lips turned white: "I don't mean to look down on you. I think there may be a misunderstanding between us."

"You just look down on me! You said that the students you teach in Lujiacun are better than me! You said that my handwriting is ugly and not as good as your students. You also said that I will never pass the exam if I study for another three years.

You said that student of yours has read through the Four Books and Five Classics and can give it a try this year. You also said that if you have a chance, you can ask him to come and teach me. If you ask a student who is younger than me to teach me, am I not your student? You are clearly insulting me! "

Qian Mingsheng exploded at the mention of it, shouting loudly, feeling inferior, weak and unreasonable.

Officer Qian wiped his tears and burst into tears.

"I don't mean this as a teacher. However, your enlightenment is a little late, so I suggest you postpone it for two or three years before trying again. The reason why I have repeatedly praised my student is because he is very similar to you. You were both enlightened at the age of ten. He is able to achieve what he is today because of his hard work and studiousness. I just hope to use this as an example to tell you that as long as you work hard, you can catch up with others."

Lu Shubai tried his best to make it difficult for him to misinterpret what he said.

But Qian Mingsheng still didn't believe it, "You obviously look down on me!"

(End of this chapter)

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