I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 49
"I'm thinking, I should send someone to investigate the details of this pawn shop, so as not to offend anyone." After being able to establish a foothold in the capital for many years and act so arrogantly, it would be hard to believe that there was no court official behind him.

Compared to Qu Lingxu's worries, Rong Sheng was much more at ease. He snorted coldly and said indifferently, "Depending on who he is, it's possible that I, the Marquis of Zhongyong, are afraid that he won't succeed. Xuxu, don't worry, whatever Whatever happens, I will take care of it for you."

If he can't even protect his own woman, what kind of man is he?
Looking at Rong Sheng's delicate cheeks that were still mostly childish, Qu Lingxu felt dumbfounded for a moment. He was born noble and was pampered and raised since he was a child.

"Okay, let's go." I didn't say this to Rong Sheng, but to Ling Xiao who was hiding in the dark. Ling Xiao understood and went immediately.

Jingzhao Yin's Mansion is not far from the block, but the time for a stick of incense is up. The guards have already reported what happened on their behalf. Jing Zhao Yin's mansion naturally knew Rong Sheng's identity, so he hurriedly greeted Rong Sheng and said respectfully: "Your Majesty I have already sent people to the pawn shop to summon the shopkeeper, and please ask the prince to sit down for a while."

"Understood, you can ask someone to bring the chair over." Rong Sheng ordered unceremoniously.

Although the governor of Jingzhao couldn't judge Qu Lingxu's identity, seeing that Rong Sheng was so polite to him, he naturally didn't say anything more, and hurried away.

After a while, a yamen servant hurried in and said: "My lord, the manager of the pawnshop will bring you here."

"Bring it in."

Following the order of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, a man with a beard was brought up. It was different from Qu Lingxu's imagination. This was a young man in his 30s, not a middle-aged man with a deep city background. fritters.

Qu Lingxu pondered slightly, it seems that there is a lot of knowledge in it, so he should pay attention to it.

As soon as the man came in, he knelt down with a plop, and said repeatedly: "My lord, the villain is a businessman who is dutiful, and has not committed any crimes. I don't know why the lord summons the villain."

The Governor of Jingzhao ignored the shopkeeper, but turned his eyes to Fang Bo who was kneeling on the other side, and asked, "You look up to see clearly, but this person framed you for stealing the Ganoderma lucidum and sent someone to kill you on the street. catch you?"

"Yes." Fang Bo agreed, and immediately raised his head, but everything was dumbfounded the moment he saw the man's face clearly, this...

"Master Fu Yin, this...is not the shopkeeper of the pawn shop, did you arrest the wrong person?"

The man who spoke to him just now was obviously not this man. Could it be that there are two shopkeepers in the pawn shop?

As soon as Fang Bo finished speaking, the man retorted angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Since the establishment of the pawnshop, I have been the only shopkeeper. There has never been a second person. If you don't believe me, you can just ask."

Qu Lingxu was also skeptical at first, but seeing the man's swearing, he quickly thought of another possibility. The shopkeeper of the pawnshop might be in the dark. It is also possible to retreat unscathed, at most a few servants will be punished.

It seems that the boss behind this scene is by no means an ordinary person.

interesting.

"Even if that person is not the shopkeeper, he is still a member of your store. Do you have an explanation for bullying the weak so blatantly?" Jingzhao Fu Yin glanced at the shopkeeper and asked calmly.

"Master Huifu Yin, Qin Hezhai's pawn shop can stand in the capital for several years, relying on the word integrity, and I will never allow anyone to insult the reputation of our pawn shop." After saying this, the shopkeeper turned his eyes to The servants who were kneeling on the ground said coldly: "What's going on, don't tell me quickly!"

"In the court, you'd better tell the truth, otherwise I will never forgive you lightly!" Rong Sheng couldn't hold back his temper after all, and scolded him coldly.

"Yes... yes." Those servants had already seen the skills of the people around Rong Sheng just now, and they nodded their heads at this moment, and said tremblingly: "Go back to the old man, go back to the shopkeeper, this morning When you were out, this gentleman came to pawn a Ganoderma lucidum. Vice-treasurer Wang saw that the Ganoderma lucidum was of excellent quality. He originally planned to give money, but suddenly remembered that some time ago, Mr. Sun, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Regarding the theft of the Ganoderma lucidum, I felt that this Ganoderma lucidum was similar to the stolen item from appearance to fineness, so I asked the young master to wait, but after hearing this, the young master became very nervous, picked up the Ganoderma lucidum and ran away, the deputy shopkeeper became more and more nervous. Feeling suspicious, let the younger ones stop the young master, and only then will there be misunderstandings later."

That guy should have seen a lot of big scenes. Although he was a little nervous after being threatened several times, he was still able to fully state the whole process, and he cleverly covered up the pawnbroker's extortion, so that even if the investigation continues, it will only be the case. Can be held accountable for one negligence.

"He obviously didn't say that!" Fang Bo saw that the guy was so confusing black and white, the blue veins on his forehead were protruding out of anger, he just kowtowed heavily, and said every word: "Master Fu Yin, Xiaomin dare to swear by his wealth and life At that time, the shopkeeper only offered 50 taels of silver to take the Ganoderma lucidum, but seeing that Xiaomin refused, he framed Xiaomin for stealing, please make the decision."

Jia Ding and Fang Bo insisted on their own opinions, and there was no evidence. The governor of Jingzhao also made trouble for a while, but the most urgent thing is to bring the deputy shopkeeper who negotiated with Fang Bo at that time, so that the case can be heard later.

During the whole process, although Qu Lingxu didn't say a word, he was silently observing the reactions of everyone in the hall, in order to find a flaw, but the pawn shop had already prepared for it, and Fang Bo didn't have the advantage. So after thinking for a long time, I came up with an idea to win in danger.

Thinking in this way, Qu Lingxu whispered a few words in Rong Sheng's ear, and Rong Sheng's face showed a strong expression of admiration, then he got up and came to Fang Bo, and said loudly: "This son is looking at your pity. I tried to save you, but I didn't expect that you would lie to me and lie to me!"

Fang Bo didn't expect Rong Sheng to say that, he opened his eyes wide in disbelief, and argued again and again: "My lord, please believe in Xiaomin, everything Xiaomin said is true, and there is absolutely no exaggeration in it."

"It's best to be like this, otherwise I will be the first one to spare you!" Rong Sheng leaned forward slightly when he said this, and said something quickly in a voice that only the two of them could hear, Fang Bo was stunned for a moment , and immediately kowtowed nonchalantly, "Xiaomin, thank you, son."

The waiting time was long and anxious. After about two sticks of incense, the deputy shopkeeper came late. After such a long time, he was obviously well prepared, so although he was panicked, he carefully Looking, but not half nervous.

"My lord, this is the one who framed Xiaomin, please make the decision!" Fang Bo accused with an angry face as soon as the deputy shopkeeper walked in.

If he hadn't run fast and happened to run into Qu Lingxu and Rong Sheng, he might not only have his ancestral Ganoderma lucidum taken away, but he would also be accused of stealing, and he would never be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

To Fang Bo's surprise, not only did the shopkeeper not complain as he expected, but he kowtowed heavily and said in a low voice, "My lord, you are guilty."

Jingzhao Mansion Yin was obviously also very surprised, he frowned slightly, and said in a concentrated voice: "So, you admit that you have taken the crime of stealing and framing others?"

If this is the case, things will be difficult.

Qu Lingxu and Rong Sheng didn't know who was behind Qin Hezhai's pawn shop, but Jingzhao Mansion Yin knew very well that the dignified brother-in-law of the Minister of the Ministry of War was not something he, a third-rank local official, could offend.

Yes, the shopkeeper of the pawn shop in his early thirties is the brother-in-law of Li Bin, Minister of the Ministry of War. , but she has the appearance of the country and the city, and the good spices that she has mastered. She is called the spice Xishi. Li Bin is lustful by nature. Forcibly marrying into the mansion as a concubine, the Zhou family is naturally unwilling to serve an old man in his 40s, but considering the wealth and life of his father and brother at home, he must make a compromise. In order to make his concubine happy, Li Bin specially paid a lot of money for Zhou's brother Zhou Wu opened this pawn shop, and at the same time collected some invisible bribes for him. Zhou Wu originally kept his duty, but with Li Bin as his big backer, after a long time, he inevitably became arrogant and domineering.

These things flashed through Jingzhao Fu Yin's mind, because the shopkeeper immediately replied: "Xiaomin just thinks that the origin of this Ganoderma lucidum is strange, and I think it's better to investigate it clearly. I really don't have the slightest idea of ​​greed. Please be careful, my lord."

"I didn't expect Qin and Zhai Suri to judge people by their appearance." Qu Lingxu said lightly.

With this statement, everyone's eyes turned to Qu Lingxu in unison. Qu Lingxu's eyes were not sharp, and he even had a faint smile on his face, but the shopkeeper couldn't help trembling, and then replied : "What this young man said is wrong, but when doing business, the principle is that the visitor is the customer, but this young man's words are vague, and I really have to pay more attention, otherwise it would be impossible to argue."

"What the shopkeeper said is reasonable." Qu Lingxu nodded approvingly, and then looked at the governor of Jingzhao, "My lord, how many days ago did the ganoderma lucidum be stolen from Mr. Li's house?"

Jing Zhaoyin was in charge of public security in the capital, and such trivial matters as theft of things should be reported here. Since the shopkeeper of Taihezhai spoke convincingly, it must be true.

No one is stupid enough to tell a lie that can be easily exposed.

Sure enough, Jingzhao Mansion Yin respectfully said: "Master Hui, about ten days ago, two old ginseng plants were stolen along with the Ganoderma lucidum."

"Do you have the file of the report at that time?" Qu Lingxu asked again.

"This..." Governor Jingzhao was a little embarrassed.

He still doesn't know Qu Lingxu's identity until now, and confidential things like dossiers must never be shown to outsiders.

Seeing this, Rong Sheng frowned, and was about to speak, when Qu Lingxu took the first step and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be nervous, I'm not trying to spy on secrets, but I just want to ask you to confirm the year of the stolen Ganoderma lucidum." ?”

The appearance of Ganoderma lucidum varies greatly depending on the year, and this is just her guess. If it is as she imagined, things will be much easier.

(End of this chapter)