The Little First Grand Secretary in My House

by Usui Takumii

not mine novel site dot net and isohungry. translations. Waiting for the translator to update.

13. 61 to 65

Spy?"

Xue TingRang nodded: "If this is really strange, there must be a spy in the academy to make sense."

"Then what are you going to do now? Scatter people out to every village to look?" Zhao'er asked.

Seeing Xue TingRang's expression of hesitation, Zhao'er said again: "I think instead of throwing a net all over the sky, it is better to focus on fishing. The student's family must be in the academy at this time, so we might as well get into the Qinghe Academy for news."

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"How to get in?"

"Don't forget Xue Juncai!"

Yes, Xue Juncai is in the Qinghe Academy at this time.

"He will help us?" Xue TingRang hated asking for help, let alone begging his own enemy. Although he is now better, he still rejects Xue Juncai most of the time.

Zhao'er glanced at him and sighed: "In fact, although Xue Juncai is annoying, he is not really bad. Don't blame him for what the uncle and aunt did."

Xue Tingpan's mouth was still pressed and he didn't say a word.

In fact, this is the theory of original sin. As long as Xue Juncai is the son of Dafang, he is born with a kind of original sin.

"You forgot that when you were young, he always shared things with you. It was Grandma and the eldest mother who held him, and you didn't want it, so you two slowly became estranged."

This is the truth, the relationship between the two of them was very good when they were young. But since the death of the couple in the second room, Xue TingRang subconsciously rejected the people from the eldest family. Every time Xue Juncai came to him, he was greeted with cold eyes. Over time, the two became like passers-by.

But in fact, when young, two people were so close that they could read a book together.

Books are expensive. Because of the family background of the Xue family, it is impossible to give all grandchildren a set of books. Xue Juncai used what Xue Qingshan used back then. Xue TingRang didn't have any available, so Xue Juncai sat with Xue TingRang. The two read a book together, and then they learned the first word they knew.

The past was unbearable, and Xue TingRang still cared about it. How could Zhao'er not know what he was thinking, and she said: "I'll go to him. If he can help, it's great. If he can't, we can just think of another solution by ourselves."

At the same time, people in Qingyuan Academy were in a panic, and Qinghe Academy was almost the same.

Someone died inexplicably. In the middle of the night, people in the same dorm were frightened.

Qinghe is different from Qingyuan. There are many students in the academy. Naturally, there are eight or ten people in a dorm room. Xue Juncai was in the same house as Sun He, and Sun He slept in his neighboring bed.

Sun He didn't go to the lecture hall that afternoon, Xue Juncai became confused and asked the other party, but the other party didn't want to say anything.

After that, he repeatedly saw Sun He press his abdomen, he thought that Sun He might have abdominal pain. When the lights were turned off at night, he faintly heard a very small groan from the neighboring bed. Not only did he hear it, but Xu Hai who was next to him also heard it. Xu Hai also scolded Sun He and said that he was keeping him from falling alseep.

Sun He did not speak at the time, nor did he speak.

It is not uncommon for old students to bully new students in the academy. Xue Juncai only found out after he came to Qinghe academy that the world outside was like this.

In the same house, there are also three, six or nine classes. The ones with good knowledge are first-class, and those with poor knowledge are the last class, and those with poor knowledge like him are still newcomers, and they are the lowest ranking.

Just like him is Sun He. Sun He is an old student, but he is rejected by others because of poverty in his family. The group of wealthy children in the academy often used Sun He to vent their hatred. At first, Xue Juncai felt angry, but in the end he gave in reluctantly. He had to go home and take some of the family's money to please other students, so that he would not be isolated.

Sometimes in the dead of night, he would also think about when this would all end.

But he must stick to it, not to mention the high expectations of his parents, he didn't know that his family sold the land for him to go to school. There are also people in the second family. He knows how people in the village talk about him now. He has to prove to everyone that he is the most capable person in the Xue family, so even if he can't bear it, he has to bear it.1

But Sun He's death almost didn't make Xue Juncai collapse.

He watched Sun Hekou die bleeding to death, and the blood seemed unstoppable. The people in the entire building were shocked. The Xiansheng and the owner came to hear the news, and everyone in their building was isolated that night.

No one knows what happened. Everyone is worried about Sun He's death and whether he will let himself go. They fought with fear all night, and they were not released until dawn the next day.

The owner said something to them. Since then, Sun He has become a taboo, and no one is allowed to mention it again.

In fact, Xue Juncai had an idea of what was going on. He heard that Sun He's family had come, and even went to the Qingyuan Academy next door. He knew it had nothing to do with him.

But how did Sun He die?

In the past two days, Xue Juncai will also think silently, he thinks of Sun He's extraordinary beauty, and thinks of him every time he is called out by those rich kids, when he comes back, his face is so pale it's scary, and he thinks of what he once heard. Some fine words...

Then he woke up from the dream.

"Xue Juncai, your sister is looking for you."

Xue Juncai sat up from the bunk and didn't respond for a while. He fell asleep just now.

sister?

He came down from the bunk subconsciously, unconsciously. When he was led out, the man whispered in his ear: "Don't forget what the owner said, don't say anything that shouldn't be said."

He hung his head and nodded slightly.

in many cases, I feel sympathy for Xue Juncai. At least, I like him more than Xue Cui'e, TingRang's young aunt.

At this time, in the reception area of Qinghe Academy, there was a tall, bright-looking woman. She was born with apricot eyes, high nose and vermilion lips, a long black hair tied behind her head, a thin braid on each side of her face, and a small blue floral turban on her head.

You can tell by looking at this appearance that it is a girl from a nearby village.

But this girl is beautiful. Although she is darker, she is not bad compared to those rich ladies, and she has an unusual charm.

Xue Juncai was subconsciously stunned when he saw Zhaoer.

He has never seen Zhao'er has this kind of appearance before. Zhaoer usually doesn't pay much attention to dressing herself up. Even if she is in women's clothing, she still has her hair neatly combed, not like how she has dressed today.

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"Juncai, you don't know how much sister missed you!" Zhao'er walked over and said affectionately as soon as she saw Xue Juncai.

Xue Juncai was even more stunned, and subconsciously murmured a sister.

"Oh, what's the matter with you? I haven't seen you for a few days, and you have become thin like this. Sister-in-law goes out, and you won't go back. Mother is worried that something has happened to you in school, and I am afraid that you will not eat well in school. I brought you some home-made meals, including meat and eggs, and big white steamed buns."

Zhao'er's attitude was too affectionate, as if she was really his sister. Xue Juncai's psychological pressure has been too great these few days. When he saw her holding his hand and talking, he couldn't help it as his eyes reddened.

"What's wrong?"

Zhao'er looked at him suspiciously, thinking that she might have scared him.

"I'm okay, I'm busy with my studies. I didn't go back this time after taking a break." Xue Juncai whispered.

Seeing this, the school official on the side breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you're fine, that's great. Come and see what I have brought you."

As she said this, she put the bamboo basket in her arms on the table next to him. She uncovered the cloth on it, and put down a pot of vegetables, two small jars, and a few buns wrapped in cloth.

The dish is oil fried meat1, but there are many vegetables in it, fungus, green pepper, cucumber slices and sour bamboo shoots. You have everything you want, fried with red peppers, and it smells delicious.

This is the skill of Zhao'er.

Xue Juncai took a look at Zhao'er. Zhao'er always cooks for Gou'er on weekdays. In fact, he wants to eat too, but he has no face and can't open his mouth.

"You have to take two bites quickly. If you don't eat, I can't explain to my mother when I go back." After that, Zhao'er glanced at the school official standing next to him, and asked timidly: "This is the gentleman in your school? Mister, would you like to have a meal with Juncai? It's just the food in the countryside is simple, I'm afraid you will dislike it."

In fact, school official had already been sucking in saliva, and the corners of his eyes kept turning here, thinking that what kind of dishes this country girl made smelled so fragrant. At this time, being asked this way, he immediately felt a sense of shame for being found out.

He cleared his throat, pretending to be majestic: "The girl is polite, I'm not a Xiansheng." He said to Xue Juncai: "Since your sister asked you to eat, you can go back to the dorm after you eat. Don't delay for a long time."

"Yes."

After speaking, the school official went out. Zhao'er looked at his back in doubt, then went to see Xue Juncai who really took the chopsticks to eat, and whispered, "Why do I think this person is weird?"

Xue Juncai's hand that was squeezing his chopsticks paused: "What's weird."

In fact, he also knew in his heart that this school official came to look at him deliberately, just because they were afraid that the students would talk nonsense, including the cancellation of break time. It is estimated that they will not be able to go back unless the matter is over.

Zhao'er pretended to pick up vegetables and buns for him, and at the same time asked in a low voice: "Actually, I came to you today because of something. There is a person named Sun He in your school, do you know him?"

Xue Juncai was shocked, and the chopsticks in his hand fell. He hurriedly picked it up, and Zhao'er hurriedly said, "Look, why are you panicking. Just eat slowly. When I go back, sister will make more for you. Your school is really... They won't even let the students take a break."

While she was speaking, Xue Juncai asked quietly: "What did you ask about him?"

In fact, when Zhaoer saw Xue Juncai like this, she knew that there must be clues in it, maybe he knew something else. Immediately speaking with him loudly, while intermittently speaking in a low voice, she told him her intentions for coming.

"A life has been blamed on a few innocent people like this. The owner of the academy who went to school in the courtyard was also involved. The owner is a good person, and he has kept the students alive. But you must know that it is life, you can keep it for a while, but you can't keep it for a lifetime. If you know anything, just tell us so that your classmates can rest in peace."

Xue Juncai ignored her, his attention focused on eating vegetables and steamed buns.

He seemed to be a reborn starving ghost, devouring the food. The dishes were already spicy, so spicy that his lips were red, and he was still eating quickly, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead even though it obviously was not summer yet.

A steamed bun was finally finished, and he took a deep breath, choking a little uncomfortably in his throat.

Seeing this, Zhao'er went to get the teapot next to him, and saw that there was water in it, so she brought it to him. He groaned and drank a lot before he was relieved, but he was still choked in his heart.

He remembered what the owner of the academy had said to them before. It was the first time he had seen such a hideous and savage expression of the owner. He also thought of those wealthy children who had done bad things so blatantly in school and bullied honest students...

When the sky comes to great responsibility for the people, he must first suffer from his mind, toil his muscles and bones, to hungry his body and skin, and to empty his body. This is what the book teaches them, and Xiansheng also says the same. Including himself, he has always motivated himself this way, but sometimes there are some things that are not painful to the skin until one experiences it.

He remembered that Sun He was always pale...

Xue Juncai knows what is good for him, and the owner promised them that as long as they pay attention to their own mouths, at least one child will have a chance of being promoted. He finally got what his father Qiangwan had ordered, but he was not happy at all.

Before he could figure it out, he heard some words coming out of his mouth. The voice was strange and hoarse.

Finally, when the words were finished, Xue Juncai picked up the kettle and poured some water into his mouth before standing up. He looked at Zhao'er and said loudly: "Sister, go back and tell mother, let her not worry about me. I'm doing well in school, and I will study hard and try to become an official next year."

Zhao'er was still in shock, and immediately nodded when she heard the words: "Then elder sister will head back. When you're off for a break, elder sister will pick you up."

"Ok."

Xue Juncai took the two jars of pickles that Zhao'er brought him, and went back to the dorm.

At the other end, Zhao'er took the bamboo basket and walked out of the gate of the academy. She lowered her head all the way and walked forward, until someone called her by the side of the road. Then she came back from her sorrowful thoughts.

"Have you inquired?" It was Xue TingRang.

"Yes."

name of dish

Translator's comment: I think Xue Juncai is actually quite brave. He was able to tell Zhao'er the truth even though he has a thousand eyes watching his every move. Also, I think in this chapter, we get a better idea of what kind of person Juncai is. He is just a boy trying to cope with school bullying and family pressure. He is expected to be the most excellent in the family when he knows he is just an average kid.

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Boss Chen traveled everywhere, but his ventures were not fruitful.

In the countryside, his connections were not as deep as Lin Miao's. As for his other connections, they inquired about the identity of the deceased's family members, probably because Qinghe was afraid of being inquired by others, they kept their secrets very tightly.

There were two more incidents where Qinghe Academy students came to start up some trouble. More and more students began to leave the academy. The people from the county government came again. It was already an ultimatum. Lin Miao finally couldn't hold on, and let the people from the county government take away the students involved.

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At the same time, he took off his robe and decided to go to jail with the students.

In fact, this was not about Lin Miao's fault, but he insists that he is the owner of Qingyuan, and he is also responsible for the problem. In fact, Lin Miao was just afraid that someone in the prison would schemeand make a big scene. With him watching, the county government always had to be cautious.

This matter is no trivial matter. Lin Miao is a student, a scholar, and he is registered and received by the imperial court. The government officials who came to arrest people did not dare to take him away at will. After a stalemate for more than half a day, the county magistrate Hu asked Lin Miao to leave in the name of interfering with the county government's affairs.

There was no leader in the Qingyuan Academy, and everything was in chaos. More and more students were leaving and returning home. Only Meng and Mo XianSheng were left behind with a few students.

Boss Chen was heartbroken, annoyed at Lin Miao's pedanticness, so he could only run around again, hoping that things could turn for the better.

On the other side, Xue TingRang and others rushed to a village nearly half a day away from Huyang Township after receiving the news that Zhao'er had brought back.

Everything is only a matter of moments.

Located in the county office on Anren Street, Xia County, the magistrate Hu had a rare solemn appearance, staring at a middle-aged man wearing a scholar's robe.

He was born with long eyebrows, with a long beard on his lower jaw, and he was handsome and full of scholarly aura.

This person is the owner of Qinghe Academy, Gao Youzhi.

"You can be sure that nothing will go wrong, otherwise not only will I not be able to protect you, but I will not be able to protect myself. That Lin Miao is not anything impressive, but you must not forget who his teacher is. Although Lu Huanqing was just the teacher of a small mountain school, his students are scattered all over the country, and more than a few have served as imperial officials."

"Uncle, don't worry, I promise you won't be in trouble. Don't say that Lin Miao is extremely pedantic, and even the heads of those people can't think that I will use Li Daitao's stupid plan. Besides, the Sun family is still watching . Look, what can happen."

"It better be." The county magistrate Hu groaned for a moment, pinching his beard and saying: "This matter should be resolved sooner rather than later, so that you can feel at ease. You will let the suffering master come to the county office to beat the drums and complain the day after tomorrow. Then the trial will be opened. However, once the charges are settled, and we send the dead students to their burial, no matter how great their ability, they would not be able to reverse the case."

"Uncle's words are extremely true, I will go back and do it."

Magistrate Hu nodded, and Gao Youzhi left.

After he left, County Majesty Hu pondered carefully whether there were still flaws, and then he relaxed and offered a cup of tea.

In fact, according to Hu County Magistrate's usual cautious temperament, he was unwilling to take care of this stuff. Helplessly, Gao Youzhi worshipped his childless brother and he became a godfather. In terms of generation, he was considered to be his nephew's generation. And over the years, he has not received less benefit from the other party. And the Sun family, the wealthy businessman in Xia County, has also come forward on this matter. The magistrate Hu was willing to take a trip through the muddy waters because of the large amount of silver.

Now he just hopes everything goes well. Inexplicably, the county magistrate Hu always had a sense of anxiety, and he was frightened. He quietly thought it through, and then stopped feeling fear. Otherwise he would not be so decisive.

A group of people are kept in the prison of the county government, which has always been used to entertain people with connections.

This prison is also divided into three, six or nine classes. Those who have no power, no relatives and are without benefits are one class, and those who have some benefits but are from an ordinary family are another class, and then the other class is divided into large and related households. Large households refer to those with money. As for related households, they are the most untouchable type in the prison. They are usually those who must be attended to carefully and with the utmost respect, according to the county lord's orders.

Now that there is such a group of people in this jail cell, the county lord told them they are not allowed to act rashly towards this person. Correctly speaking, it is not a group of people, but that one person, but this one person is extremely difficult to serve.

The jailers have spent a lot of time, and they have not been able to bring out the students individually. This scholar surnamed Lin is not as pedantic as he appears. Several students are under their noses, eating, drinking and sleeping like this.

In fact, occasionally the jailers would feel ridiculed. This group of scholars usually care about their image the most. Now, in order to save their lives, they don't feel like it's insulting their scholarly image if they pee and poop in the toilet in front of everyone.

Lin Miao, dressed in white, sat on the thatched ground, surrounded by a few young students, the oldest was only 20, and the youngest was only fifteen or sixteen. These students were pale and full of anxiety.

"Master, do you think we can get out of here?" a student with a baby face asked.

A person next to him interrupted, "Aren't you talking nonsense. Do you think we can get out?"

After hearing this, everyone became even paler, including Yu Ziyou and Wang Qi.

"If I had known, we should not have accepted their invitation that day. Who could have imagined that we could cause such a thing to happen in a private fight."

"I don't believe that we killed that person. We are all without the strength to kill someone, so how could we kill someone!"

"Then who knows, so many people, with a punch and kick each..."

"Quiet!" Wang Qi shouted.

The jailer in the distance glanced over curiously, and saw that there were just a group of scholars who were crying like bereaved concubines, and he turned away with a smile.

"Can you talk nonsense in this kind of place?" Wang Qi's face was particularly gloomy.

The student who had just said the wrong thing whispered his defense: "I just told the truth. At that time, I observed and they said we got physical. In fact, it was just a few of us pulling each other a few times, how could it be possible to kill someone."

Another said: "If Yu Ziyou did not have a domineering attitude, this matter would not have occurred. He was the one to take the initiative."

This is the truth. Hearing that, everyone turned to look at Yu Ziyou who was sitting in the corner.

He raised his head, looking at the crowd, his expression was a little ugly. At this moment, he was like a chicken who had lost a fight, no longer looking high and mighty like he usually did.

His eyes flashed and he smiled dryly: "How can this be to blame, at that time..."

"Okay, calm down!" Lin Miao said suddenly.

The cell suddenly became quiet.

After a while, Wang Qi said: "I think we should sort out what happened at that time. Since we are here, we will probably be called out soon. When we go to court, we have to clearly distinguish what is right or not. This matter, how it started, how it processed, and who were the ones who became physical. It must be clear."

"What Brother Wang said is extremely true."

Next, the crowd began to sum up the occurrences that day, whispering so that the jailers could not hear. There were a lot of quarrels, and the discussion was mostly just about who became physical and who took the lead.

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Now that they have just entered the prison, they actually started fighting, but the manners of a scholar are relatively gentle and Lin Miao was also watching from the side.

Lin Miao sat aside and closed his eyes helplessly.

The court day came soon. In order to show his fairness and justice, Hu County Magistrate specifically allowed people to listen.

The platform outside the main hall of the county government was crowded with people who came to observe, and there were two to three hundred people in total.

Among them, some came to present their own cases on court day, and there were also some who treated this as entertainment. As early as a few days ago, there have been rumors that students from two academies fought and killed a student. It has always been street thugs that create fights. It is rare to hear of scholars fighting. Don't those scholars believe in the Confucian saying that a gentleman speaks but does not act?

This kind of news is very tempting to some people, and when they heard that the trial will be opened today, people who don't have other things to do came.

"Start court session!"

With a strong and powerful call, the officials shuffled to their positions at a trotting speed, shouting phrases and slamming their staffs on the ground. At the same time, magistrate Hu, in an official attire, walked out of the back hall, one step at a time with his feet splayed outwards. He was followed by the official registrar and the court scribe.

Magistrate He sat down under the high-hanging plaque and the scribe took out the complaint from the previous day and handed it to magistrate Hu to review. Generally, each court day opens with a previously unfinished case, and every three, six, or nine days is a court day.

As time passed, more and more people gathered outside the main hall, and some people from earlier cases were all finished with their court sessions. The magistrate Hu returned to a side room to drink tea and rest for a while before returning to the main hall.

There was a sound of the gavel, and the registrar said: "The Sun couple has reported several students of the Qingyuan Academy for beating their child to death, and the Sun family and the people of the Qingyuan Academy have come to court."

Not long after, some people were brought in from outside the hall, all from Qingyuan Academy.

At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the hall, the sound was neat and powerful.

"Murderers pay with their lives! Murderers pay with their lives!"

There were a dozen students wearing student uniforms walking in from outside the gate of the county government office. They lined up in three rows, and they walked to the main hall of the middle gate with agitated expressions, and the people around the gate couldn't help but give up.

These students abided by the rules and stopped at the platform. Not long after, another person walked out of the crowd. It was Gao Youzhi1.

He scolded with a full face: "What do you say you are doing!"

"Owner of the academy, Sun He died innocently. I hate that I couldn't replace him as the victim. We..."

"You guys!" As he said, Gao Youzhi shook his head and walked into the lobby.

At the same time, Sun Youtian, the husband of the Sun family, knelt down in the hall with a thump, and cried: "Heavenly Lord, please listen!"

Seeing this, the people outside the door pitied them and scolded the students of Qingyuan Academy2for being savage and vicious, and they even beat them to death if they didn't agree with them.

The faces of the people of Qingyuan Academy were pale.

Lin Miao sighed, but he refused to sit and stood upright in the hall, his back rigidly straight.

"Brother Lin." Gao Youzhi saluted with his hands.

Lin Miao ignored it.

He let out a laugh, and said in a daze: "Although we were classmates, and your father was my teacher. But this is a matter of life, so I hope Brother Lin can forgive me."

Lin Miao raised his eyes to glance at him. Looking at his hypocritical appearance, he didn't know what to say.

This Gao Youzhi has always been like this. He is the most adept at putting on appearances, but the key is that people can't find his faults, and can only swallow down the misery. Occasionally, Lin Miao was so angry that he wanted to kill him [Gao Youzhi, but in the end he was a scholar, and not a cruel one. Apart from gritting his teeth angrily, he was helpless.

So he can only ignore it.

A government officer came up and smiled at Gao Youzhi: "Please sit down, the master of the academy. According to the rules of our county government, you are born as a student, and you are a master with suffering, so you should have a seat."

Gao Youzhi looked at Lin Miao, and the government officer also glanced over, and said with a wry smile: "Lin Academy Master doesn't want to sit."

"Fine, then this one will humbly sit." After speaking, Gao Youzhi sat down on the armchair while supporting his sleeves.

There was another commotion below, and the first officer Hu Xian said: "Who is in the hall? Report your name!"

A thin middle-aged man wearing a blue shirt, standing under the hall, responded: "Student Zhu Hesheng3was paid by Qinghe Academy, and came to represent the Sun couple in this lawsuit. The Sun couple lost their beloved son, and their emotions are out of control, so we fear they will mess up court order. The master of the academy could not have them come, so he invited this student to replace them."

remember, he is the owner of QingHe Academy

just a reminder: QingHe is the school Juncai goes to and Qingyuan is the school TingRang attends. The names can get quite confusing

he is not really a student. It's just a way of addressing himself as an educated person. It's like announcing he is a scholar in a humble way.

This Zhu Yishi was a scholar, so he could claim to be a student, and being able to meet the county magistrate without having to kneel is a special privilege granted by the court to people of fame.

Magistrate Hu nodded, then looked at the people in the Qingyuan Academy standing aside: "Do you have someone to represent you?"

After the crowd looked at each other, Lin Miao showed a bit of bitterness before shaking his head and said, "No one."

After a pause, he stepped forward and said, "I will be the master of the museum..."

"Wait a minute!"

At this time, there was a cry from the crowd, and along with the voice, Boss Chen walked into the lobby with an elegant young man in his twenties.

This young man was born tall, dressed in a half-old dark blue scholar's robe, extraordinary and handsome. From his appearance, it seemed that he was not an important person, but he made Magistrate Hu stand up from the chair.

"Third Young Master Shen!"

Magistrate Hu bypassed the big court table and came forward. He was very easy-going, and it could even be seen that he was trying to please the other, no longer presenting a solemn face and serious attitude.

"Hu Xianzun." Shen Fu nodded in return.

He was born as a Juren. Although he was not an imperial court officer, the Shen family in Xia County and even the entire Pingyang Mansion could overcast everyone's presence.

The oldest uncle of the Shen family worshipped Taichang Temple1, and he was a veritable third-ranked high-ranking official. The second master of the Shen family was the number one scholar in the 20th year of Chengtian, and now he is a prefect in the south of the Yangtze River. Presumably after returning to Beijing after his tenure, he became another important court official. Not to mention that the old man of the Shen family was once listed as a cabinet member. Although he has driven to the west, he still has lingering prestige. It's no wonder that the magistrate Hu, as a majestic magistrate, had to put down his pride to welcome Shen Fu's younger generation.

"I wonder why the third young master is here this time—"

"I'm here to listen." Shen Fu said.

Hearing this, County Magistrate Hu subconsciously looked at Gao Youzhi next to him. Gao Youzhi had already stood up. He shook his head unobtrusively when he received the gaze of the magistrate Hu.

How could he invite someone like Third Young Master Shen? If he could really invite him, he wouldn't be the owner of a small academy in a remote area.

Since he's not on Qinghe's side, then he was invited by people from Qingyuan?

In particular, the man who came with the Third Young Master was talking to Lin Miao. The expressions on the magistrate Hu and Gao Youzhi's faces immediately became a bit ugly, and they couldn't help but wonder what the third young master Shen had come for.

"In my spare time, I just heard about a student murder case in this county, and I came here to listen to it. Magistrate Hu doesn't need to care, just handle it impartially."

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On the other side, Lin Miao said to Boss Chen: "Brother Mo, I've troubled you."

Boss Chen's face was haggard, and his voice said dryly: "What trouble? This Young Master Shen was someone I met by chance, and I wasn't able to talk to him. This time I can please him..." He paused before saying: "But with him in attendance, Magistrate Hu and others have to be cautious about their verdict. Brother An Qi, I can only help this much."

Although Boss Chen didn't make it clear, how could Lin Miao not know? That third young master of Shen had the name of "book idiot". This reputation is not a bad reputation, but it means that Shen Fu loves books like crazy, and he has no other hobby besides his preference to collect all kinds of unique books.

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Boss Chen's family has learning origins. Although he opened a small bookstore, the three generations of the Chen family have a hobby of collecting all kinds of unique books, and they also have a deep background. There is a Song Dynasty block copy from the Chen family, which is of good appearance and rare. The Chen family never wanted to show it to others. Shen Fu didn't know where he learned of such news and asked someone to come.

But Boss Chen was unwilling to sell, and fortunately, Shen Fu was not a thief, so this matter was dropped. This time Boss Chen really had no one else to ask for help, so he brought the rare book to the door, and only then did Shen Fu agree to come forward.

However, Shen Fu explained it in advance. He would only observe. At most, when there was unfairness in the verdict, he was make an interference in the judgment of Magistrate Hu. If Boss Chen hoped that Shen Fu could settle the matter for Qingyuan, that was impossible.

Lin Miao hung his head and folded his hands: "I am ashamed of myself."

"Why are you ashamed? Nothing is more important than saving you." Boss Chen waved his hand.

But Lin Miao was really ashamed. After this series of events, he was even a little confused as to whether the things he insisted on were right or wrong.

...

Hearing this, Magistrate Hu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking about it, he knew that the Shen family puts heavy emphasis on maintaining a good reputation so how could they help the criminal Lin Miao? It is more likely that he was entrusted by others to come out and monitor the court case, but even if he is just monitoring, he has made Magistrate Hu act more cautiously.

However, he [Magistrate Hu] also thought about it clearly. In fact, the case is very easy to judge. There is a lot of human testimonies and physical evidence, and it is expected that people in Qingyuan will not be able to understand the scheme behind this case. Once the case is settled, it will be final. At that time, even if he respects the third young master, he can still make a verdict that Lin Miao and the others are still young and will only be sentenced to a crime of migration. This act will not only win a good reputation, but also leave a good impression in front of the third young master.

In fact, Magistrate Hu and Gao Youzhi didn't intend to put people to death anyways. They just wanted to save one person and make Qingyuan Academy close down.

Magistrate Hu was determined and asked Shen Fu to sit down before returning to the big case.

In order to quiet the main hall, there was another banging of the staff from the officials standing on both sides. Boss Chen hurriedly retreated outside the main hall. The inside and outside of the hall suddenly became quiet.

Magistrate Hu looked at the people in Qingyuan and asked, "Do you have someone to stand for the litigation? If not, this officer will start the trial."

The Qingyuan Academy did not invite a lawyer here, and it was not that they did not want to invite one. It was just that the academy was already a mess and they didn't have time to find one. In Lin Miao's case, except for his wife and daughter, no one came forward. Boss Chen wanted to hire a lawyer, but no one dared to take this case.

He invited a few people, but when they heard the details, they all shook their heads and waved their hands. Otherwise Boss Chen wouldn't spend so much effort to invite Young Master Shen. He just wanted to play sly and make Magistrate Hu's men be merciful when he makes a verdict for the case.

"No." Lin Miao shook his head, stepped forward and said: "If possible, I will be acting as the lawyer..."

"Wait a minute!"

There was another call from outside the hall. Magistrate Hu looked over and felt unhappy. He made up his mind that if it wasn't the Emperor who came this time, he would definitely make the person suffer a lot. When the court is in session, can it be stopped by just anyone? !

actually, I have no idea what the author is saying here. 官拜太常寺卿 if any reader can understand, please tell me QaQ

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The crowd moved for a while, and a few people squeezed out.

These people were young and wore student robes. Immediately after they stood still, without even taking a breath, one of the students sorted out his clothes and stepped into the lobby.

"Who are you? Daring to disturb the court." County magistrate Hu slapped the gavel and shouted.

"This young one1is a student of Qingyuan Academy. Surname is Xue and name is TingRang. This time I came here to respond to the lawsuit on behalf of my teacher. I also hope that the county magistrate will forgive my recklessness. This young one came from dozens of miles away and has not deliberately come to disturb the court." Xue TingRang said as he bowed.

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"What are you doing? Why haven't you quickly retreated? This is not something that you, a young student, can solve." Lin Miao said with complicated eyes.

Xue TingRang smiled slightly and said: "Teacher said that he would accept me as a disciple that day. Although I have not formally become teacher's disciple, in my heart I have already regarded you as my teacher. When teacher is in trouble and fellow classmates are in trouble, how can this disciple be calm? Leaving the academy in a hurry was also a last resort. It is not because this disciple is greedy for life and fears death, but it is for seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages."

Majesty Hu frowned and said, "This is on the court. If your master and disciple want to recount your old feelings, you can continue after the case is over. Lin Miao, this officer has put up with this because of your status as a student and subject to the imperial court, but you have repeatedly blocked the progress of this case, and this official will not allow you any more excuses."

Lin Miao was about to explain when Xue TingRang stepped forward and said, "I hope that the county magistrate will be enlightened. It is not the teacher who blocked the county government from handling the case, but this boy who rushed in. If you want to pursue the responsibility, the responsibility should rest on this one's shoulders. It has nothing to do with the teacher."

There is something wrong with this statement. In front of the public, he was implying that magistrate Hu was arguing with a young man. Isn't that saying magistrate Hu is narrow-minded? Naturally, the magistrate Hu couldn't care about it. This young man had escaped one conviction, but didn't he think that the case was not yet settled, so why is he not afraid of the magistrate's possible revenge.

Shen Fu picked up the tea offered by the official and took a sip. Forget it, since he has benefited from others, he can't always just receive the benefits without doing anything. He can't help with anything else, but it is still okay to help say a few things in their favor. Even if the case goes to trial, and the other party still can't come out innocent, no one will be able to say that he had not helped out.

"This young man has a heart to care for his teacher. Master Hu should also be tolerant."

Hearing this, county magistrate Hu immediately changed his attitude and said with a smile: "As the third young master said, as a parent of this county who is in charge, how can I argue with a young man. Who has never been young? Everyone has done reckless things before. However, you don't want to commit the crime again. There are rules to follow in court."

He had expected that Xue TingRang would take this opportunity to step down. After Xue TingRang saluted and thanked him, he said: "This young one trespassing into the court is also for a good reason. This young one is here to act on behalf of the teacher. Teacher, of course, can't go to court and stand trial. This young one is weak, but is still able to take the case and represent teacher."

"you?"

Xue TingRang respectfully said: "If this young one remembers correctly, according to the Dah Chong Law, if there is a dispute, anyone who has a reputation does not need to go to court to file a lawsuit, and he can be replaced by someone close to him. According to law, the person must be at least fourteen years old. This young one is over fourteen now."

Madam Hu's words were stuck in his throat and he snorted softly before he said, "I didn't expect you to understand this."

Xue Ting smiled shyly, and gave another polite bow.

At this time, Shen Fu became interested. He felt that this young man was quite interesting. He seemed to be courageous when he said he was timid, but although he was courageous, he did not arrogantly overstep. After speaking, he always salutes first. He seems very courageous, yet appears to be afraid of being caught.

Shen Fu didn't understand what he meant until the magistrate Hu nodded his head in agreement, and the trial continued again with magistrate Hu intending for the student to kneel. Hearing that Xue TingRang was reasoning over there, it was believed that he was acting on behalf of the teacher. His teacher had the privilege of not having to kneel in front of court magistrates, and by association, he would not have to kneel.

This sly boy just didn't want to kneel down to county magistrate Hu.

Shen Fu couldn't help showing a smile, and County magistrate He was choking in his throat, but he was scrupulous about the crowds, and Shen Fu sat aside and did not come out.

The trial continued again, and the scribe read out the complaint of the plaintiff, that is, the Sun couple.

It can be seen that the method of the lawyer surnamed Zhu is quite clever. His words are filled with blood and tears, every word is heart-breaking. The ordinary people who are outside are all filled with righteous indignation. Even the county magistrate Hu couldn't help showing his emotions.

In general, the skill of a lawyer can be seen from the petition he wrote. Nowadays, lawyers do not have to be present every time a lawsuit follows. First, there are very few lawsuits that require the use of lawyers, and secondly, most people can't afford the big price.

The petition accounts for 70% of the lawsuits, and most of the officials judged the cases by looking at the petitions first. The good or bad writing of the complaint can, to a certain extent, win the favor or dislike of the trial officer.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that official dialect is not popular nowadays. Many ordinary people do not speak official dialect because of the different pronunciation. According to the Dachang Law, local magistrates and officials are generally not natives. If you talk to a foreigner in native dialect, if you use oral complaints, I'm afraid that the county official won't have to do anything else on weekdays with all these trivial cases.

"It's really miserable! The county magistrate must stand up for the dead child!"

"I didn't know that although these scholars look gentle and polite, they are such vicious and insidious people."

"They were too cruel!"

Mao BaDou was furious and wanted to argue with the people behind him, but was pulled tightly by Li Datian.

"Okay you. Quiet, quiet. Look at where this is."

Among the crowd, Zhao'er squeezed her palms nervously and looked at the thin-backed teenager standing on court.

The plaque above the court is so big, and the magistrate of the county sitting behind the case is so majestic, can Gou'er be okay? Can he be okay?

No, Gou'er will do fine. She should believe him.

It was not XueRang's turn to speak at all. After the complaint was read out, County Magistrate Hu sent in the witnesses.

Naturally, the witnesses were the few students with Sun He that day. They still had injuries on their faces. Although several days have passed, they can still be seen on closer inspection.

These people testified that Sun He was indeed injured on the day of his testimony. The location of the injury was on the abdomen. He was kicked and injured by someone in the chaos.

After going back at that time, Sun He said that his stomach hurts, but later when they asked him again, he said that it didn't hurt anymore. Because they were afraid that Xiansheng would know that they had started fighting with Qingyuan students in private, no one dared to ask for a doctor. Hearing Sun He said that it didn't hurt, they didn't care about it anymore. Who would have thought that Sun He vomited blood in the middle of the night and then died?

There was a total of five students, and they spoke calmly and logically.

For a while, the direction of the wind was in the favor of Qinghe Academy, and even Shen Fu couldn't help but sign in his heart, thinking that this case was most likely at its end. Maybe the other student didn't have the intention of killing people. They may have gotten out of control for a moment, but there are quite a few people in the world who have killed people because of a small moment where they lost control. It can only be said that these students were unfortunate and had bad luck.

And this bad luck has ruined their lives.

refers to self in the third person. A more formal/polite way of addressing yourself

Whenever a life is involved in a lawsuit, regardless of the judgment, it is a dead end to their career path as an official, and these students have been studying hard for many years. They had wanted to get first or second rank results in the imperial exam and make a name for themselves.

Ezoic

The Qingyuan students involved were all pale. Even the usually calm one, Wang Qi, couldn't help but panic.

"County Magistrate, this young one has something to say."

Madam Hu looked over and said, "Speak."

Ezoic

"Although there was a dispute that day, this young one never physically hurt anyone from beginning to end, but the others had a dispute with each other, and finally they fought."

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When Wang Qi said this, several other students also said: "County Magistrate, this young one didn't hit anyone but just tore the other's clothes."

"It wasn't me who was the first to hit someone, it was Yu Ziyou."

Yu Ziyou stared at these defiant people with red eyes: "You--"

Ezoic

There was chaos in the hall, and Gao Youzhi, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help covering his mouth and nose with his sleeves, but his eyes were looking at Lin Miao, who was looking ashen.

It's in vain to call yourself a gentleman, so what about gentlemen? The students taught by you, this gentleman, are only the generation of rats and dogs. Nothing has even really started yet but there is already internal conflict.

Lin Miao, Lin Miao, do you still think I am a villain? !

"Quiet!" With a startled sound, the county magistrate Hu shouted: "You dare to make noise in the courtroom. If it weren't the fact that you are still young, this official would have let someone hit you with a paddle to make you behave."

There was silence in the hall, and even if there was more to say, these students dare not say anything.

At this moment, another voice sounded: "County Magistrate, in fact, they are right. They really didn't beat anyone."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in and outside the hall couldn't help but look at the person who made the statement.

It was the standing majestically Xue TingRang who was not anxious or worried.

"What do you mean?"

Xue TingRang did not answer, but asked, "County Magistrate, this young one would like to ask if the County Magistrate has examined the injuries on the corpse?"

Magistrate Hu was taken aback, and rebuked: "Absurd, how could this official start this court session without already having examined the injuries!" After his voice fell, he suddenly changed his tone: "No bother. You are still young, this official will not argue with you. Come, coroner, bring in the paperwork that was filed after the injury on that day."

Not long afterwards, a coroner who was more than sixty-years old entered and he passed up his report.

It is probably not the first time this person has been in court. He is neither humble nor overbearing, telling the results of his examination in front of everyone and presenting a paper document.

Ezoic

Sun He's death was due to a heavy blow to his internal organs, causing his liver to be damaged and he died.

This coroner even explained in detail the process of self-inspection. Internal injuries like this are not easy to judge, and just relying on the vomiting of blood from the deceased's mouth can't prove the cause of the other's death. Because the matter was of great importance and also to figure out the specific cause of death, the coroner even gave the deceased a laparotomy.

According to this story, Sun He's liver was ruptured and even a hole was formed in his intestines.

Ezoic

He described it too vividly and bloodyly, and the onlookers were covering their mouths and noses. Some people who could not bear it even retched.

"Alright, alright. You can retreat as soon as possible." County magistrate Hu waved and rebuked, and the old coroner retired from the court.

"Do you have any objections?" Hu County magistrate said to Xue TingRang.

Xue TingRang blinked, looking innocent: "This young one never had any objections."

Ezoic

These words made County magistrate Hu speechless. He specifically called the coroner up, and even had to hear such disgusting things, yet this was all for nothing? Was this kid playing with him?

A smile flashed in Shen Fu's eyes. It seemed that he was deliberately playing tricks. But what does he want to do? Thinking of this, he couldn't help frowning.

Xue TingRang looked at County Magistrate Hu with a smile, and said respectfully: "The County Magistrate handles cases thoroughly and rigorously, so how could he not even inspect the injuries."

Magistrate Hu was about to say something when TingRang went on to say: "It's just that the County Magistrate's subordinates made a mistake. In fact, this matter has nothing to do with the county magistrate. After all, it is the mistake of the magistrate's subordinate."

The smile on County Majesty Hu's face was put away, and he was in a state of uncertainty. Xue TingRang threw another groundbreaking fact: "It was just because some people were negligent in their duties that a murder case was inexplicably planted on the head of my Qingyuan Academy, making the students in our academy panic and become unwilling to study, making our academy owner exhausted, and forcing the dignified students to take off their uniforms and accompany the innocent suffering students in jail together.

"Although this young one is not talented, he has read many books. He also knows the officials are just, fair and honest and knows the majesty of this court, and how much the people respect the county elders and the county government. Today I dare to stand in court because I want to ask for justice for all of my Qingyuan Academy. I also hope that the County Magistrate can find out who this negligent person is and give my Qingyuan justice!"

These words were so loud and impassioned that people couldn't help but awe. But at the same time, many people were also wondering whether this young scholar was hysterical, and how he could go up to County Magistrate Hy to ask for justice. Only Shen Fu revealed a thoughtful flash in his eyes.

TingRang is very smart. He knows who to target and what to say. But I would say that although he is intelligent, most of his skills are things he spent his whole past lifetime learning.

I think in comparison, I admire Zhao'er more. She has no formal education, no backer, no parents, and no previous lifetime experience. She's the real intelligent one.

There was also Gao Youzhi. His heart was pounding, and he heard the magistrate Hu ask what he wanted to ask: "What do you mean by this?"

Ezoic

"This young one didn't mean anything, but wanted to say that this Sun Hei is not the other Sun He. The name of the deceased was Sun Hei, but he was not Sun He who was fighting with the students in my academy that day. Since he was not, Sun Hei did not contact Qingyuan students. Why did he die in the Qinghe Academy, but this charge is planted on us?"

Without waiting for everyone's response, Xue TingRang turned to Gao Youzhi and sneered: "Gaoguan master, your stupid plan was well made. So that my Qingyuan student can't talk about hardships and can't complain about mistreatment. Lost teeth can only be swallowed with blood, because even we don't know if we accidentally killed someone or not. But the owner of the academy is upright and unwilling to collude with students to change their confession, so he decided to take on the responsibility even when he is wronged."

Ezoic

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The scene suddenly became chaotic. Not only were the onlookers talking about it, but even the scribe and registrar in the hall looked at each other.

Only Gao Youzhi's expression changed, and of course there was also the magistrate Hu, but he had been serving as an official for many years, so he was able to keep his composure and pretend to be puzzled and ask what was going on.

Ezoic

And Xue TingRang did not continue to talk in circles any more, and started saying that he accidentally discovered that he actually knew Sun Hei's old grandmother and Sun Hei himself.

However, he would definitely not say that he had seen it all in a dream. The excuse was that he had a relationship with the grandfather and grandson, so he knew that Sun Hei was called Sun Hei, not Sun He. Because of this, he was suspicious at that time, but the doubts could not be evidence, so he deliberately went to Sun Hei's home.

After hearing what Xue TingRang said, everyone on the court was in an uproar. Sun Hei's parents were even more stunned on the spot. It took a long time for them to recover and ask Xue TingRang how their son died.

Seeing this honest couple in the countryside, Xue TingRang's eyes were complicated, his throat was choked, and he said after a long while, "I don't know about this. Then I have to ask the master of the academy."

At this time, Gao Youzhi's face was like a palette, and it was wonderful.

Xue TingRang's words immediately made him sober, stood up and sneered: "Just because you say it is wrong then it is wrong, who do you think you are? What can you prove in court by your own words!"

Xue TingRang sneered and ignored him, taking out a piece of paper from his sleeve and unfolding it.

There was a lifelike portrait of a person painted on that piece of paper. Anyone who knows Sun Hei would know that this is Sun Hei. Especially his gloomy temperament was painted vividly, and there was no mistaking it.

Xue TingRang took it in front of the Sun family and asked them, "Is this your son Sun Hei?"

The Sun couple nodded their heads, and at the same time they shed tears, especially Sun Hei's mother, who murmured Hei'er in her mouth and slid to the ground.

Xue TingRang took the portrait and went to the students involved in Qingyuan: "Have you seen this person?

All of them shook their heads and said they hadn't seen him before.

Ezoic

Xue TingRang then said to the county magistrate Hu and the people: "The Sun He who was present at the scene was the Sun He of the rich businessman's Sun family, not Sun Hei of the Sun family village. If you don't believe it, the county magistrate can now order someone to go to the Sun family to pick up Sun He. Presumably, the county magistrate must know which family is this Sun He is from, right?"

This big drama is really breathtaking, with ups and downs.

The magistrate of Mingminghu has accompanied Third Young Master Shen to the back of the Retreat Hall for a short rest, and the people surrounding him have not left. It is bound to see how the case turns out in the end.

Ezoic

A government officer came to report, and a person named Sun He had been arrested from the Sun family, but they don't know if this Sun He is the right Sun He.

Xue TingRang knew that it was true without having to look at it. This county magistrate Hu wouldn't risk his own official position to protect a wealthy businessman's son.

Xue TingRang knew the routines of these officials too well. It was commonplace to lose his pawn and protect himself.

Sure enough, after Sun He was brought up to court, the students of Qingyuan said that he was there that day.

Ezoic

In fact, when things have reached this point, it's already obvious. Someone must be involved in this matter to create such a scheme.

Needn't make it clear that Gao Youzhi was the first offender.

As for how Sun Hei himself died and why Gao Youzhi went to great lengths to deliberately confuse the two students and deliberately plant Sun Hei's death to Qingyuan Academy, this is also the main purpose of Shen Fu staying here and continuing to watch. Of course, there are also the common people outside.

Gao Youzhi's face was pale and finally confessed his purpose.

It turned out that he had an old grudge with Lin Miao, the curator of Qingyuan. Just to harm Lin Miao, he deliberately created this scheme. As for the death of Sun Hei, it was an accident. Sun Hei died suddenly from an old disease. But he bought off the county government's bureaucrats and veterans to create this fake case.

Things seem to have been explained, and everything was done by Gao Youzhi. Not only did the people in Qingyuan show anger, but even the people outside scolded him.

In the minds of the common people, scholars, especially those who are teachers, first of all have good moral character. How they teach students when their own moral character is not enough. Even among the people, there are children from families who are sent to Qinghe Academy to study at a high price, because Qinghe Academy is the best academy in Huyang Township.

"This doesn't make sense. If it's just for revenge, why must Sun Hei be named Sun He? Is it just because the two names have the same phonology?" Shen Fu suddenly said.

The hall fell silent immediately.

Gao Youzhi's pupils tightened for a while, and Xue TingRang sighed secretly. It seemed he could not keep it a secret anymore.

He took so much effort to hide some of things, but he didn't expect that it was Shen Fu, the most important person in the hall, who raised the objection.

Forget it, some people should be punished!

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Almost as soon as his voice fell, Shen Fu sitting in his chair slowly said: "Since the dead Sun Hei died from a relapse of an old disease, the master of the academy could have just stated the truth. Or when the night is dark and wind is high, just throw the corpse in front of Qingyuan Academy. Why bother making such a complicated scheme?

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"Furthermore, although the curator Gao is the owner of the academy, he is only a scholar after all. The son of a dignified wealthy businessman lied to the outside world that he was dead in order to achieve your goals. What kind of situation occurred for you to willingly do so? ?"

The word 'you' was spoken to Sun He.

As these doubts were uttered one by one, Sun He's complexion changed from white to red, and from red to green, completely in a state of fright and terror.

But he was still compulsively calm and even wanted to maintain a smile, so his face was contorted.

Seeing him like this, Xue TingRang's eyes faintly flashed coldly.

Man is really a very strange animal. When he is evil, he doesn't feel he has done anything wrong, and he dares to do any unthinkable and appalling things. But when he is encountered with a crisis, he will still be afraid?

Why are you afraid? Xue TingRang constantly wonders but has not been able to understand this kind of emotion. He should be unafraid. Since he has done it, he must have the consciousness to take responsibility for the consequences.

"This child didn't actually know what happened. But the owner said that there was an accident in the academy, and my parents at home were worried, so they said I should recuperate from my illness at home..." This excuse was a good excuse, but the liar is not calm enough. Anyone with eyes can see that this Sun He is lying.

But Shen Fu didn't take it seriously and even discussed it with him with interest: "According to that, you are completely innocent. The chief culprit is this Gao academy owner?"

Sun He did not turn to look at Gao Youzhi and nodded.

When he went out, his father personally instructed that no matter what happened, just do not admit anything. As long as he doesn't admit it, there is room for maneuver. With his family's money, even in a life lawsuit, he can be bought out. What's more, there are also magistrate Hu and Gao Youzhi. These two people have received silver from his family.

Thinking this, Sun He finally calmed down a bit and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask the owner of the academy."

At this time, Gao Youzhi was in no better condition than him, but the boat is already sinking1. If he can take responsibility for everything, maybe the magistrate Hu and the Sun family will protect him secretly. As long as the third young master Shen is gone, this county government is still where magistrate Hu has the final say. But if he was ignorant and bites back, even if the third young master Shen forgave him, County Magistrate Hu and Sun's family would not forgive him.

"This matter really has nothing to do with him. I deliberately distracted him."

Shen Fu laughed, seeming to hear some funny joke.

Just when Gao Youzhi and others were nervous and waiting for him to respond, he suddenly faced Xue TingRang: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Xue TingRang was not surprised that Shen Fu would ask him that.

In terms of outstanding talents, Shen Fu is not top-notch among the children of many families. At best, he is only middle-class. Because of this, there is that amazing and talented person who was awarded a jinshi2at a young age, and he is just a juren3.

Because he is not talented, he is more serious than anyone else. That kind of serious attitude is extremely terrifying, and Shen Fu's mind is also meticulous.

So, knowing that there was a loophole in his words, Xue TingRang deliberately left a flaw. Maybe he felt that being like this was not his essence from the bottom of his heart.

The real him wouldn't deal with people in this manner. He has always believed in hitting a snake seven inches in, or he will not strike at all4. Once he strikes, he will kill, and he will not be soft, but this time he has avoided heavy punishment and instead gave a lighter punishment.

Just what is the real him? Xue TingRang fell into the feeling of confusion that has arisen from time to time since he had that dream.

He thought for a moment, or for a few moments, and then he smiled very complicatedly and said: "This young one wants to tell a story."

"Speak."

So Xue TingRang told a story.

This story was organized by him based on the information he had, and maybe it was mixed with some of his vague emotions, so he told it very devotedly and melancholically.

The protagonist of the story is a rural boy who grew up in a carefree field. Maybe life is not rich, but there is a father, a mother, and a grandmother who loves him, so his life was very happy.

This kind of life continued until he reached a sensible age. His poor but loving parents, suddenly felt that their son shouldn't be a peasant forever, always facing the yellow earth with his back to the sky. Their son is so clever and smart. He should have a good future. Even if he can't be an official, he can still open a private school and teach and educate people like the scholar in the neighboring village.

So his parents took their many years of savings and sent him to the village school to begin learning, and since then he started his journey in the company of books.

Only he knows how difficult it is for a child of a peasant family to study. Reluctant to waste pen and ink and feeling sorry for his parents who have to go to the fields to work in the hot summer, but he can sit in the house and read.

Sometimes he even complained a little about those books. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't be so guilty and helpless at all. He can help his parents work, and the family can still be like before.

Books are the root of all evil. He hates them, yet he is fascinated by them.

But soon he abandoned this useless idea. The family had already spent a lot of money for his studies. He couldn't let the money go to waste, so he could only continue reading.

He finally changed from a child to a teenager.

He is knowledgeable and is considered a decent person in the village, but this is far from enough. The gentleman in the village school has no way to teach him. He needs to go to a better school to reach a higher level. This time his parents still supported him as always. In order to send him to the best school they knew, they even sold the land at home.

In this way, bearing the expectations of his whole family, he came to the academy that he had longed for.

And this academy was far less beautiful than he had imagined.

He is poor, so his clothes are always patched. The best clothes in his life is the student robe that his parents paid a lot of money for but was almost donated to him by the academy.

This student robe hides all his humbleness and timidity. He is like a snail, firmly, step by step, crawling towards his goal. If there was a storm on the way, he would subconsciously retract into that weak shell until it was calm outside, then came out cautiously and continued to climb forward.

However, it is clear that this world is very ruthless, and this school has a vicious habit, because the utilitarianism is hidden in the root, so the students are also so utilitarian. They despise poverty and despise the weak. They respect those rich children and turn their heads to bully classmates who are easy to bully.

And the worst things are those rich families who respect their own lives and regard other's lives like grass. They laughed at him for fun. When they were in a good mood, they just made fun, and when they were in a bad mood, they used him as a punching bag.

He didn't dare to say anything and he couldn't say anything. He came with all the expectations of the family. He could only endure, and then one day he would leave here with his head high.

But obviously he underestimated the frightening, hideous nature of humans, and he killed himself.

The story came to an abrupt end.

this is a chinese metaphor: things have come to a conclusion and there is no way to change it

a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations

a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the provincial level in the Ming and Qing dynasties

another metaphor: when speaking and doing things, must grasp the main idea or event

This was super depressing, and I think this kind of situation is not uncommon. I encourage those who are experiencing either bullying or just stress to reach out and talk to someone about it. It really does help! (from personal experience)

Also, the second to last sentence in this chapter section was pretty vague, but I think some of you probably got it right. I don't think it was the physical kicking and punching that made him commit suicide. I think the rich kids took it a step farther maybe sexually abused him... but it's pretty open ended.

Silence. At this time there was only silence covering this space, so quiet that you can't even hear the sound of breathing.

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Suddenly someone was laughing, laughing softly. It seemed very relaxed, yet also seemed too heavy and burdenful. Some people were crying faintly, and the choking was so suppressed that people couldn't bear to hear it.

In the crowd, Zhao'er covered her mouth, tears streaming down uncontrollably. Mao Badou, Li Datian, and Chen Jian all have complex faces and moist eyes.

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In another place, a gentle and handsome young man was hiding behind the crowd, tears already wetting his cheek.

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"This is the story you're going to tell?" Shen Fu's voice was a little dazed.

Xue TingRang stopped smiling and nodded.

"Why didn't you talk about it before?"

Why not talk about it? Was it necessary to speak of this?

Shen Fu looked at this young man who was standing on this majestic court and looking a little thin and weak.

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In fact, the boy was braver than he thought. He turned the tide in an unexpected way, saved the whole situation, and saved his teacher and classmates.

He has some cleverness, so he used the almost grandstanding way to answer questions and answers with County Magistrate Hu. So he did everything properly and took in consideration the faces of everyone except Gao Youzhi, who had to be used as a target. Maybe if he could choose,he wouldn't even want to offend Gao Youzhi.

Because he is so weak and only a farmer, what ability does he have to fight against the county magistrate, the owner of the No. 1 Academy in Huyang Township, and the rich Sun family? If one of these people stood up casually, it was enough to crush him to death.

But he still came, and carefully rescued his teacher and classmates, but did not make things too bad.

It's a pity that he [Shen Fu talking about himself] is too ignorant and broke the situation he [TingRang] tried to maintain.

Shen Fu's eyes were compassionate yet filled with appreciation, even sighing, which was very complicated. Xue TingRang knew that Shen San was thinking too much just by seeing this expression.

The other party really thought too much. He is actually such a despicable person. Even if he was still sighing and pitying the countless "Sun Hei"s in Qinghe, in the next moment he will always try to get himself in the most advantageous position.

As for why the original intention was changed this time?

Who let this Shen San be so untactful!

"I seem to have broken your plans." People with high status always speak and do things so unscrupulously. Shen Fu, Shen Fu, do you not look at the person next to you?

Xue TingRang blinked, his fair and gentle face displaying a particularly innocent feeling.

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"What's the meaning of San Gongzi's remarks?"

Shen Fu smiled and stood up: "Since you don't understand, forget it." After a pause, he said again: "May I ask, how did Sun Hei die?"

"Can I not say it?"

Shen Fu sighed: "Since you don't want to say it, just forget it. I admire you very much. You can come to Shen's house as a guest when you have free time. Just report my name, and naturally someone will lead you to see me.

After that, without waiting for Xue TingRang to speak, he passed by him and patted him on the shoulder and left. The entourage who came with him also hurriedly followed.

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At this time, there was already great chaos in the hall. The Sun family and his wife were crying to death, and Gao Youzhi and Sun He, who collapsed on the ground, seemed to have their backbones removed.

Xue TingRang suddenly felt a sense of boredom. He looked at County magistrate Hu who seemed a little flustered in the first place: "County Magistrate, I was wondering if this young one and this young one's teacher and classmates can leave?"

"yes!"

After getting a reply, Xue TingRang didn't look at other people anymore. He stepped forward to support Lin Miao and led the way out.

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It wasn't until he left the gate of the county government office that all the noise behind him seemed to fade a little.

Xue TingRang smiled and was about to speak to Lin Miao and the others, when suddenly a person rushed over, gave him a big hug and started wailing.

"Gouer, you say, when you came to school in town, you were bullied as well, right. Tell your sister, who bullied you. Sister will help you beat him!"

Zhao'er cried with tears and mucus streaming down her face, and she was so ugly that she shouldn't be seen in public. But Xue TingRang's heart suddenly fell to the ground, with a sense of peace of mind.

At this time, he rejoiced once again that he didn't let her know about Sun Hei's matter, otherwise he didn't know what she would think of.

"Where are you thinking."

The Qingyuan Academy once again returned to its former calm, and the students who had left the museum and returned home have also returned.

The two gentlemen Lin Miao and Meng Mo didn't say much. It seemed that the previous incident had never happened. Only a few students complained, but due to the Xiansheng and the owner, they didn't dare to say anything.

Everything was so peaceful and peaceful, and sometimes Xue TingRang would think that maybe Lin Miao and the two gentlemen's auras are like this, so that the students studying in Qingyuan Academy feel a sense of peace.

As for whether everyone is ashamed or not, whether there are regrets, no matter what, this is the precipitation of everyone. And a person's life is accumulated from this little bit of precipitation, whether it is right or wrong. Everything will go away with the wind, and the only constant thing is the path in front.

This route must be walked alone, and every step will be taken care of by yourself.

Knowing mistakes can improve oneself, and Lin Miao truly interpreted the meaning of this sentence. If it were before the change, Xue TingRang would not like this kind of person very much, but after experiencing all this, he gained some other experience.

Because while being at ease and leisurely, he saw the shame on the faces of those classmates. Maybe they will get better and become a responsible man little by little. In fact, if he switched his thought process, what boy in his teens can truly experience calm and no change when a mountain has collapsed.

After returning that time, Mao Badou once said worriedly that he was afraid that the magistrate Hu would retaliate against Xue TingRang and make him lose face. Xue TingRang explained repeatedly but he couldn't make him understand that even if those people hate him, no matter how much they hate him, at least on the surface they dare not do anything.

And that seemed to be the case. Magistrate Hu took Gao Youzhi and Sun He into custody with resolute speed, and Qinghe Academy collapsed and scattered. In the past few days, students' families came to riot at the academy every day.

After paying so much money, the academy is about to close now. No one can feel comfortable. After all, the children of ordinary people still account for the majority.

In this incident, Lin Miao, as the owner, did not give up on the students, preferred to accompany them to jail, and also protected the students. This was widely circulated by the common people, so the number of students who came to Qingyuan to study increased sharply.

This was probably the scene that the two Xiansheng wanted to see most before, but when this actually happened, they realized what it meant to want more than they can handle.

At this moment, another incident happened when Hu Lianshen was suddenly taken away by people from the county government.

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This incident caused a sensation in the Qingyuan Academy. At that time, some students kept asking questions. Later, it was found from the words and phrases disclosed by the yamen that it was actually related to the case of Sun Hei's death.

Since then, the traitor that has been in the mouth of the students since the incident has finally been exposed.

It turned out to be Hu Lianshen.

In fact, some people suspected Hu Lianshen long ago, but the incident happened suddenly and several students who participated in the fight at the time were all detained. Everyone's communication was blocked, and naturally some context was not clear, but on that day, some students knew that Hu Lianshen should have actually gone with them, but because of diarrhea, he couldn't make the trip.

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Afterwards, all the students who went there were imprisoned, but Hu Lianshen escaped. It seems to be lucky, but sometimes, too much luck can easily arouse people's suspicion.

There was a lot of discussion in the academy for a while, and the context of Sun He's death seemed to be clearer.

Some students made a summary, and the general direction of the matter should be like this-

Because Sun He's name resembled Sun Hei, he, a son of the rich family, was hostile to Sun Hei as soon as he entered the building. But the name was given by the parents, so it would not be changed if it resembled others. Because of this incident and the poverty of his family, Sun Hei suffered from alienation and humiliation in school. And Sun He is the head of the rich family. He hates Sun Hei, so naturally someone will help him out. So Sun Hei should have been insulted by them all the time. He was meant to pass the time. Who would have thought that Sun Hei died the last time.

It was not a trivial matter. Sun He told his parents, and the rich businessman Sun's family went to Gao Youzhi. Gao Youzhi acted on the occasion and staged a scene of planting and putting the blame on another. At this time, the spy played a role. Without the traitor, the students in the two halls would not meet each other.

After some students who knew the inside information revealed that this fight was indeed initiated by Hu Liansheng. As for whether Hu Liansheng has done anything in it, no one knows.

No one knew what the county government did with Gao Youzhi, and even Sun He and others, and they couldn't find out what the students were capable of. Lin Miao could inquire, but since he returned from the fight, he didn't care much about outside affairs. It seemed that the fate of those people had nothing to do with him.

Others don't know what Lin Miao thinks, but Xue TingRang has a few ideas in his mind. After all these things, his cheap teacher seems to be a little smarter.

And the first step is not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked, and don't get to the bottom of it.

In fact, Xue TingRang didn't care about the result. Third young master Shen was considered a person with a righteous heart. His story was not so much for others as it was for third young master Shen.

When third young master Shen asked how Sun Hei died, he knew that third young master Shen would definitely not sit back and watch. Xia County was the site of the Shen family. How could the Shen family allow such troubles in the rear area to take advantage of the Shen family's ability? It's just a casual thing.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the magistrate Hu left Xia County.

No one knows how he will end up. The new magistrate's surname is Xu. The first thing that the magistrate Xu took office was to come to the Qingyuan Academy, to express his encouragement to Lin Miao and others, and to assign the already closed Qinghe Academy to Qingyuan to expand the interior of the Academy, solving the problem of the limited space of the academic hall that stopped the academy from widely accepting students.

He also specifically called Xue TingRang, and after seeing him, he didn't show a different look, but before he left, he said: "The hero is a teenager. Study hard and strive to end as soon as possible."

Don't think these are ordinary words. In fact, this is almost stating that a place has been left for Xue TingRang on the next county test, and at least a position of tongsheng1is safe and secure.

Xue TingRang knew well, and he was at ease.

The days went by and the gossip of Sun Hei's death finally faded out of sight. Some people were curious and asked Xue TingRang privately about how Sun Hei died, but Xue TingRang has never revealed this secret.

Over time, everyone stopped asking.

On this day, Lin Miao called Xue TingRang to the study.

Lin Miao's face was a bit bad, a little darker than usual.

Xue TingRang looked at his expression for a while, and finally confirmed that this was indeed anger. Could it be that he has been too busy recently, that is why he became so annoyed.

He was thinking wildly below, and Lin Miao above was also looking at him and angrily laughed.

"What are you looking at?"

"I think the teacher seems to have become a lot younger recently, and he is particularly energetic." The poor boy has been fighting with Mao Badou for a long time, and his tongue has become slick. If it was before, Xue TingRang would not be able to say such a thing.

Lin Miao cleared his throat and said, "You've called 'teacher' many times, but I didn't see you baishi2. What kind of teacher are you calling?!"

Xue TingRang was stunned for a moment. Does this imply that he should quickly complete the etiquette to apprenticeship?

He smiled: "Teacher, I'll go and do it now." After speaking, he hurriedly left.

Looking at his retreating back, Lin Miao shook his head helplessly.

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pupil who can take the imperial examinations

formally become an apprentice to a master. There are usually protocols/formalities that need to take place.

To say this apprenticeship ceremony is complicated is true, but to say it is simple is also correct.

Lin Miao is not the kind of person who values gold and silver. Xue TingRang also asked Boss Chen and found Lin Miao has no preferences. After thinking about it, Xue TingRang decided to keep everything simple. The form is not important, but the meaning is important.

Six rites of apprenticeship are indispensable. This is an old rule that has been passed down since ancient times. You need dried meat, celery, dried longan, lotus seeds, red dates, red beans, etc. Xue TingRang also prepared two jars of good wine, which he bought on an impromptu basis.

Looking at such a simple apprenticeship ceremony, Zhao'er felt a bit complicated and always felt this was too casual. But when she was asked what to buy, she couldn't say anything. In the end, she could only listen to Xue TingRang.

With these things, Xue TingRang visited the Lin family.

In fact, it was the Lin family, but it was just a small house in the northwest of the academy. The house has doors open on both sides, you can enter the academy from the back, and there is also a door facing outward on the front. Xue TingRang had long known that the teacher's family was simple, with only one wife and one daughter.

His teacher's wife, Dow, is a very gentle and beautiful woman who looks like she is still in her twenties. The only daughter, Lin Yanran, is seventeen this year, and she has followed Dow's appearance, calm and gentle.

When Xue TingRang came, the Lin family had just finished breakfast.

Dow cleared the table, and then took her daughter away.

She came back soon. She is the only one. She had a tray in her hand with tea on it, and when she set it aside, she went down. The Lin family cannot be called wealthy, so there is no servant in the family. Usually, Dow and her daughter do the housework.

"Don't leave yet. Please wait."

At first Xue TingRang didn't understand it. Not long after, Mao Badou also came, carrying a lot of similar things in his hand. And then he had an idea in his mind.

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But Lin Miao still sat there drinking tea slowly without a sign of moving. The two troubled brothers stood there, each carrying big bags in their hands.

It was not until Li Datian came and Chen Jian came again that Lin Miao put down the tea cup in his hand.

"I think that although the four of you have different tempers, you all have good character. Accepting you as disciples today is in accord to time, flow, and my heart's desire. I also hope that you will be diligent in the future and work hard for many days to live up to my expectations. For this so-called studying together, the examination for fame is second. You should learn from the ancient sages to cultivate the body first. The character and morals, then the knowledge, then the sincerity, and then the heart. When the heart is right, then the body is cultivated, and when the body is cultivated and the family is together, then one can govern the country, and then the world is peaceful."

Lin Miao made a long speech, but in fact, these words can be summed up into one meaning, that is, 'self-cultivation, family harmony, country management, peace of the world'.

In fact, these words are still a bit early for the four of them. Lin Miao just wanted to tell them that everything should be righteous and self-cultivation first.

Xue TingRang guessed that the incident still had some effects on Lin Miao. Otherwise these words would not be said extraordinarily seriously.

This shall no longer be mentioned. After the ceremony, the four of them did not leave but stayed at Lin's house and continued to listen to Lin Miao's teachings.

Towards noon, the master's wife called the four people for dinner. Mao Badou has always been outgoing and well-liked, so he wanted to help her.

Lin's family has three rooms in total, the main hall, the study room and the bedroom, and there is a back cover room at the back, which Lin Yanran lives in. Because the place is small, one can faintly hear what they say outside. Xue TingRang sat there with Li Datian and Chen Jian, listening embarrassingly to Mao Badou and the master's wife.

His mouth is sweet, calling shi niang1left and right, and he also helped Dow choose vegetables and kill chickens, saying that he is used to doing things at home, saying that his sister likes to ask him to do work the most, and also said Lin Yanran is especially like his elder sister. She is good-looking and well mannered.

This made Dow and Lin Yanran laugh.

Anyway, since Xue TingRang had entered the Lin family, shi niang was okay, but he never saw Lin Yanran smile. It was also due to the Lin family's strict etiquette. As soon as she saw a man coming, as an unmarried daughter, Lin Yanran hurriedly avoided them.

Lunch is taken separately. The men are alone and Dow and her daughter avoid eating with them.

After the meal, Xue TingRang and others left.

After leaving the Lin family, the four of them stopped, looking at each other.

"You can hide so tightly." Xue TingRang scolded with a smile.

"Hey, I'm afraid that you have trouble thinking about it. I am so talented that I let the curator accept me as a disciple. I am afraid he will only accept me. I know that you would feel ashamed, so I didn't tell you." Mao Ba Dou shamelessly said.

Li Datian smiled and said nothing.

Still Chen Jian said honestly: "I have been hesitating, and I didn't intend to come." But after thinking about it, he came. Anyways, I could always ask the teacher to accept you guys as well in the future.

Xue TingRang asked curiously: "How did the teacher tell you that he wants to accept you as disciples?" In fact, after meeting for so long, he can see that Lin Miao is a thin-skinned person, and the reason why he looks very serious and introverted is mostly to conceal the tenderness of his face.

"I will act for you." Mao Badou said.

After he finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back, stuck out his belly, and walked forward two steps. He looked back at the three with extremely profound eyes, stroked his imaginary beard, and said, "You want to pay respect to me as a master?"

The people here all laughed til they had cramps. Not far from the back, Lin Miao looked at the little rascals with a dark expression.

It stands to reason that after the apprenticeship ceremony, the teacher will give the students a gift. Lin Miao had told Dow to prepare them for a long time, but unfortunately he forgot that Dow was interrupted by Mao Badou and forgot this. Afterwards,when they had all left, Dow mentioned it. Thinking that they probably hadn't gone far, he [Lin Miao] chased after them.

Who would ever think he would see this scene!

Lin Miao tucked what was pinched in his hand into his sleeve, turned his head and left.

The little rascals who don't respect the teacher, why should they get gifts?

what the apprentices call their master's wife.

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