After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

Jingyin was so scared that she grabbed Nianshan's arm and whispered, "Master, what's going on? What should we do?"

"Jingyin, don't panic. Since the county magistrate has sent us, we should just go. Amitabha." Master Nianshan calmed down and regained his composure.

She turned around and said to the nuns behind her, "All obey the orders of the official. Go back. For the time being, Senior Sister Nianzhen will take care of the affairs of the nunnery!"

After hearing this, the nuns all went in.

Captain Liu waved his hand, and two yamen runners came up and invited Master Nianshan and the young nun Jingyin to leave.

Captain Liu then turned around and looked at Wang Yugui: "Master Painter Wang, come here for a moment."

Wang Yugui heard this and hurried over and asked again, "Captain Liu, what happened?"

"Alas, Mr. Zhang San is dead," Captain Liu sighed and said.

Wang Yugui was very surprised when he heard this: "Ah? Are you talking about the third son of Zhang Yuan's family?"

I thought, how could this happen? He bumped into me yesterday and wasted a big watermelon of mine, but how come he suddenly died today? Could he have died suddenly?

"Yes, besides him, who else could it be?" Captain Liu nodded.

Wang Yugui asked hurriedly: "How did he die?"

"Well, I can't tell you now, Painter Xiao Wang, you have to go to the government office with me. Lord Hai wants you," said Captain Liu.

Wang Yugui's heart sank when he heard this. He felt something was wrong. Hai Da sent me a message? Does this matter have anything to do with me?

Seeing Wang Yugui in a daze, Captain Liu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Wang, you don't have to be too nervous. You will know everything when you meet Master Hai!"

"Oh, okay, actually I'm not nervous, I just feel a little confused and don't know what's going on, hehe," Wang Yugui smiled.

Captain Liu looked at the eldest sister standing beside him and said, "Eldest sister, come with us down the mountain and return to the city!"

"Okay, Captain Liu," the eldest sister nodded, and hurried to Wang Yugui's side and whispered, "Brother, what happened?"

"Hey, it's said that Mr. Zhang San is dead, but we don't know what happened yet," Wang Yugui said in a low voice.

He looked at his eldest sister and said, "We will be back in the city soon. You go home first."

"I'm going to the government office with Captain Liu and the others. Lord Hai is looking for me."

"Go home and tell mom so she won't worry. If Lord Hai is trying the case overnight, I might not go back. Close the door and go to bed early. Don't wait for me!"

"Oh, okay, brother, I understand." The eldest sister nodded. Since it was not the first time that Wang Yugui went to the government office to help, the eldest sister did not think too much about it.

Captain Liu reported all the matters at Shuijing Temple to Captain Zhang who came with them, and immediately went down the mountain with Master Nianshan, the young nun Jingyin, and Wang Yugui and his sister.

When we returned to the county government office, Lord Hai was in the inner hall, hearing a case.

Captain Liu went in to report, and after a while, he came out and called Wang Yugui: "Little Painter Wang, Master Hai wants you to come to the classroom!"

After hearing this, Wang Yugui hurried into the inner hall.

Looking at the situation in the court, it was clear that Lord Hai was not looking for him for an ordinary talk this time, but a serious trial!

Wang Yugui hurried forward and saluted: "I, Wang Yugui, pay my respects to the magistrate. I wonder what you are calling me to do?"

"Master Wang, I want to ask you, did you bump into Mr. Zhang Wende on the street yesterday?" County Magistrate Hai asked.

After hearing this, Wang Yugui was stunned and wondered why Lord Hai suddenly asked about this?

He nodded instinctively: "Yes, sir!"

After thinking for a while, he realized that something was wrong and hurriedly said, "Sir, to be precise, yesterday, Master Zhang San and I bumped into each other, and he also bumped into me!"

"We bumped into each other at the corner of the food court without seeing each other. It was purely an accident."

"Well, very good. According to Master Zhang's servant, you and Master Zhang have always been at odds and have always quarreled every time you meet. Is this true?" County Magistrate Hai asked again.

After hearing this, Wang Yugui frowned and thought: Why would the servant of Mr. Zhang San say this?

What he said seemed to be true, but it was very easy to be misunderstood, as if he and Master Zhang San were enemies!

"Sir, there is no question of discord between Mr. Zhang San and me," Wang Yugui said hurriedly after calming himself down.

On the way back to the city, Captain Liu had reminded him to be careful and not to be careless.

Wang Yugui looked at County Magistrate Hai and said, "Sir, Mr. Zhang and I have no personal relationship."

"I have only seen him three times. The first time was when his carriage hit two of my farmhands on the street and I argued with him on the street."

"The second time, it was Mr. Zhang San, who used the name of Old Madam Zhang to trick me into going to the Zhang Mansion to paint his portrait. It seemed like he wanted to deliberately make fun of me. I left in time."

"The third time was yesterday evening. We bumped into each other in the food court and I fell to the ground. My butt hurt and I even scraped off a piece of skin on my arm."

"We met three times, but we didn't argue. We just talked and reasoned with each other. They were all trivial matters. There was no personal grudge. What I said above is all true. Please understand!"

"Very good." Magistrate Hai nodded, looked at Wang Yugui, and asked, "Then, Painter Wang, what is your relationship with Mr. Zhang San's concubine Ruan Dongmei?"

Wang Yugui frowned again when he heard this. What did this mean? Why was he asking about Ruan Dongmei again?

"Sir, I have no relationship with Ruan Dongmei, we just know each other!" Wang Yugui said hurriedly.

County Magistrate Hai smiled slightly: "Are you really just acquaintances? Is there no personal relationship at all?"

When Wang Yugui heard this, he felt very bad. Mr. Hai would not ask this for no reason. Someone must have said something.

"Sir, we are just acquaintances, there is no personal relationship at all," Wang Yugui said loudly.

She continued, "I know Ruan Dongmei because my second sister used to work as an embroiderer with her at the Lu's Embroidery Workshop. I have no personal relationship with her. Why do you ask me this, sir?"

"You don't need to ask why, just answer the county's questions," Magistrate Hai said loudly.

He then asked, "Master Xiao Wang, you know the consequences of lying in class. You must answer the county's questions truthfully!"

"Yes, sir, I know, I answered truthfully," Wang Yugui said hurriedly.

County Magistrate Hai nodded and asked, "Some people say that you were interested in Ruan Dongmei before she got married."

"After she married Mr. Zhang San as a concubine, you still had feelings for her. She often went to your art shop and took care of your business."

"I also asked you to go to Zhang's house and paint her portrait alone. In fact, a few days ago, when the women of Zhang's house went to Shuijing Temple to burn incense, you two had a private meeting at Xianshi Hall."

"Are all of the above things true?"