After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 61 Zhang Gang's Friend Bo Ren

Fang Lingchu looked at the people below and said, "Just get to the point. Investigate him thoroughly, and there are others to investigate as well. We can't waste time. I haven't even asked the Emperor for leave yet."

The system asked curiously, "Host, aren't you all supposed to be off tomorrow?"

Fang Lingchu had no idea! She had originally planned to ask the emperor for leave.

【I don't know! No wonder the Crown Prince and Gu Wangyan had time to come and play with me.】

Upon hearing her words, everyone thought: "We didn't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to be here too."

His Highness the Crown Prince is known for his kindness. With His Highness here, he will surely stand up for them.

With General Gu present, they were no longer afraid. They wanted to file a complaint and demand justice for themselves.

The county magistrate below, upon hearing that the crown prince had arrived, was about to plead with the prince to spare him.

He was held down by the person next to him and couldn't make a sound.

The system quickly searched for information about the magistrate and said: "This magistrate isn't a bad person."

After saying that, the system stopped talking.

Commoner: What is this melon-gourmet saying? Why is he helping the county magistrate?

Magistrate: That's great, he's not a bad person.

He continued after a moment: "But he's not a bad person. He hasn't done anything truly heinous, but he often aids and abets evildoers, helping landlords to seize property or turning a blind eye to the plight of ordinary people."

Fang Lingchu asked, puzzled, "Don't his superiors care?"

The system waved its little hand and said, "His grandfather is a Grand Tutor, his father is a top scholar who achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations, and his mother is from a noble family. Who would dare offend him? So everyone turns a blind eye."

Fang Lingchu couldn't help but complain: "No wonder the country fell apart as soon as the emperor fell! With people like this deceiving their superiors and concealing the truth from their subordinates, how could the country not be destroyed?"

Ordinary people: Is it okay to say such things?

Crown Prince: It seems that Chu Chu cares a lot about this matter, and at the same time, I seem to be really incompetent in her eyes.

Gu Wangyan: He will not let the emperor die.

Magistrate: What is she saying? He is innocent. He just knew about it but didn't report it. What bad things did he do?

Then he asked: "What acts of aiding and abetting evil did he do?"

The system said: "For example, if a husband beats his wife to death due to domestic violence, he says it's a family matter and lets her go."

A landlord took a fancy to someone's child, snatched her away, and gave her a tael of silver. When the family reported it to the authorities, the landlord claimed that he took the girl home to help raise her because his family was poor.

There were also restaurants that used spoiled meat to cook food and sold it to the people. Several people died from eating it, but the restaurant owner didn't care and said that they died because they were in poor health.

This kind of thing happens a lot; he likes to go with his gut feeling. He feels that wealthy people don't need to wrong ordinary people like them.

After hearing the system's words, Fang Lingchu looked coldly at the person on the ground.

The magistrate was unaware of his problem; he felt he had done nothing wrong.

For example, he wouldn't even look down on the things of those lowly people. Besides, they're a married couple, so what's wrong with a husband hitting his wife?

Otherwise, what's the point of marrying a wife if not to vent your anger when you're unhappy?
Although that person killed someone, he also said it was an accident, not intentional, that he loved his wife very much, and that he only did it because he was drunk.

Shouldn't he feel sorry for him?

Then he said to the onlookers outside, "If anyone has any grievances, they should come out and speak now. They can also point to anyone."

If Fang Lingchu knew what the magistrate was thinking, she would definitely have gone over and slapped him a few times to teach him a lesson. Then an elderly man with white hair tumbled in.

“Princess, you are Princess Ding’an.”

Fang Lingchu looked at the old man, had someone help him up, and then said, "Old man, please speak slowly. I am Ding An. I'm sorry that it was my negligence that allowed someone to take advantage of the situation. Please tell me what grievances you have, and I will definitely stand up for you."

The old man saw Fang Lingchu's attire, and then looked at her guards and nanny; she was much more impressive than that fake princess.

Regardless of whether she is or not, she at least looks more powerful than that princess.

Suddenly, a young man came up from behind, bowed to Fang Lingchu, and said, "Princess, this is from Liu Family Village. His granddaughter was taken away by Master Wang, who also seized their land. Old Man Liu is now homeless. I heard that you can help him, so I went to call him here."

Fang Lingchu looked at the young man and asked, "Who are you?"

The man replied respectfully, "Your Highness, my name is Zhang Boren."

The system suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Host, this person is Zhang Gang's good brother. His talent is comparable to Zhang Gang's, but he was kidnapped and sold into slavery after an accident at home. Although his master later returned his writing brush, he never had the chance to participate in the imperial examinations, which is a great pity."

Fang Lingchu didn't know much about this country's laws, so she asked, "Why?"

The system stated: [The law stipulates that slaves are ineligible to participate in the imperial examinations. Even if their masters have restored their status to free status, they must wait three generations before they can take the exams.]

Fang Lingchu felt it was a pity when she heard what the system said.

Sensing Fang Lingchu's pity for him, the system said: "Host, didn't you want to find someone to manage your fiefdom? I feel he should be able to do it."

Fang Lingchu said somewhat helplessly, "Although the fiefdom can appoint officials on its own, it still needs to be reported to higher authorities. It's difficult to handle someone with a criminal record like him."

The system said with some regret, "So, are you going to give up?"

Of course not, we'll just have to figure out what position would be suitable for him that would also shut up the ministers.

Zhang Boren never expected that his simple desire to help Old Man Liu seek justice would catch the eye of the princess.

However, he did not become arrogant after hearing Fang Lingchu's thoughts; on the contrary, he became even more calm and composed because of the affirmation he received.

He would be happy if he had the opportunity to serve the princess, and he would still help her even if he didn't have the opportunity.

She seemed like a very good person. Knowing that something had happened in her fiefdom, she immediately came to handle it, and he really liked her way of doing things.

Zhang Boren stood there neither humble nor arrogant, his eyes full of admiration for Fang Lingchu.

The Crown Prince and Gu Wangyan felt uneasy listening to Fang Lingchu's appreciation and affection for the other.

The two people frequently glanced at the boy.

The two men's gazes were so sharp that Zhang Boren couldn't ignore them even if he wanted to.

He simply stopped looking at Fang Lingchu.

Fang Lingchu's mind communicated with the system, but her mouth continued to do what she was supposed to do.

"Old Liu, tell me your grievances."

The old man, Liu, with his gray hair, tattered clothes, and one of his eyes damaged, knelt down tremblingly and said, "Please, Your Highness, do justice for this old man. I was originally a schoolteacher in Liu Village. I only had one son, who died a few years ago, and his wife followed him. It left me and my granddaughter to depend on each other for survival."

Later, when I got old, my eyesight deteriorated, and I could no longer be a teacher. But I still had land at home, which I bought with hard-earned money.

"This is the only way for my granddaughter and me to survive. Last year, our harvest was good; everything we grew was fragrant and sweet."

(End of this chapter)