The Three Spirit Stones

One morning, Ah Cai was in class when a student rushed in with a pale face and shouted,

"Teacher Cai, it's bad. The Kaifeng government officials have arrested all the people from our accounting firm."

"what?"

Ah Cai was shocked and immediately asked someone to prepare a car to go to Ma Xing Street. Later, he got the news that someone had accused them of falsifying accounts and helping others embezzle state money.

Is this okay?

She immediately took Dongmei to Kaifeng Prefecture.

The carriage drove to the gate of the majestic Kaifeng Mansion. Ah Cai got off the carriage and looked at this thousand-year-old building. She saw a double-layered tower with flying eaves on the top, 7 halberds on each side of the gate, and two stone sculptures that looked like lions on the left and right.

She had thought there would be a drum for people to beat to protest their grievances, but there wasn't one.

Dongmei, who was standing next to her, whispered to her, "Madam, there is a yamen runner over there. I will go and ask him."

"Um,"

After a while, Dongmei came back and reported that they needed to write a petition and submit it first, and then the government would verify and approve it before accepting it.

Ah Cai could understand this. She got back on the carriage and went to find a bookstore that could help people write petitions. After writing the petition, she returned to Kaifeng Prefecture and found the yamen runner and asked him to hand it in.

He said he needed a lawyer, and then went back to the bookstore to find a lawyer. When the lawyer came, the bailiff said that he was about to hand over his shift and asked them to come back tomorrow.

Ah Cai was a little angry and was about to go over and argue with the bailiff.

The lawyer named Liu next to her quickly came over to stop her and said that she needed to spend some money to take care of them.

Dongmei heard this and immediately took out a tael of silver and gave it to lawyer Liu.

Lawyer Liu took the silver and walked over, smiling and quietly handed it to the runner. The two chatted for a few words, and the runner put the silver into his pocket and went in with the complaint.

After a while, the bailiff came out and took them to a side room next to the main hall. A prosecutor was looking at the complaint.

Seeing them coming in, he squinted his triangular eyes and looked them up and down. He saw that it was a girl of fifteen or sixteen with a slightly older maid.

The woman had a slightly round face and delicate features. She wore simple clothes made of unusual material, not silk or linen. She didn't wear any ornaments on her head, so she was probably from an ordinary family.

Lawyer Liu bowed to the judge with a smile and explained his purpose.

The Xu Tuiguan frowned and said slowly in an official tone, "What is your relationship with this accounting shop?"

Ah Cai said quickly, "I am the owner of this store. You said they cooked the accounts, which is absolutely impossible. They are all my students, and I trust their character."

"Your, ...student?"

Xu Tuiguan looked at the teenage girl with an incredulous expression and said, "Are you kidding me? How can a little girl like you teach such a large group of people? And you say you are the owner of this store?"

"Go, go, go, stop making trouble here, go back and ask your parents to come over."

Ah Cai was anxious and said, "Why don't you believe me? I am the owner of this store and they are my students. If you don't believe me, ask them to come out and recognize me."

Dongmei also said, "Sir, my young mistress is really the boss of this store."

Young Madam? ! !

It turns out that this woman is married, but why is she still dressed like she is unmarried? The person behind this case is being sought, and this woman should be involved.

The judge rolled his eyes and smiled meaningfully, "Okay, if that's the case, I'll bring a few people out for you to identify."

"well,"

When Ah Cai heard this, she nodded happily.

But Lawyer Liu standing next to him felt something was not right. He looked at Judge Xu and felt a little uneasy.

Soon, the bailiff brought in two young men. Ah Cai saw that they were the supervisors she had arranged in the office. One was called Li Ji and the other was called Qin Ahai.

"Ahai, Aji,"

She called them quickly.

When they saw her, their eyes flashed with joy for a moment, but they immediately pretended not to know her. Qin Ahai even said, "My lady, I don't know you. I wonder how you know my name?"

This sentence confused Ah Cai.

I have taught you for several years, how could you not recognize me?

Could he be frightened by these yamen runners? Then he said, "Don't you know me? I'm your teacher Cai."

"Were you frightened by them?"

"Don't be afraid, as long as you haven't falsified your accounts, I will definitely rescue you."

Xu Tuiguan was a little impatient and asked them,

"She said that you are the head of the family. Is that true?"

"no,"

They both said in unison,

Ah Cai was a little angry and said, "Are you guys crazy? If I'm not who, then who is?"

"Your name is Li Ji, your name is Qin Ahai, and your hometown is..."

She immediately told the information of the two people, and added at the end, "If I didn't know them, would you know so much detail?"

Li Ji and the other man secretly groaned in their hearts.

Teacher Cai! We just didn't want to implicate you, so we said we didn't know you. You can just find someone to save us, why do you have to come here in person?

In fact, these older students all know that although Ah Cai has high academic attainments, she just doesn't understand the ways of the world.

She is eloquent in class and can lead students into a new world of knowledge. However, she is usually as innocent as a child and is often confused about common sense that ordinary people understand. Students respect her and love her.

When they were questioned, they all tacitly refused to give her up.

After this incident happened, she should have immediately gone to the shrewd and tactful Sun Yuechan to seek a solution instead of rushing here on her own.

Xu Tuiguan also saw some clues at this time. He didn't care whether Ah Cai was the real head of the family or not. Anyway, she must be involved with this group of people. Adhering to the principle of killing the wrong person rather than letting him go, he put them in jail first.

He pointed at Ah Cai and his servant and shouted,

"Come here, tie up these two women and take them away,"

The guards on the side immediately rushed forward to arrest the man.

Ah Cai was completely confused and questioned them,

"Hey, why are you arresting me?"

Xu Tuiguan sneered and said, "Humph, you colluded with others to forge false accounts and embezzled state money and grain. Now that you have been reported, you are still asking me why?"

"As the owner of this store, you are guilty of an even greater crime. Who else should we arrest if not you?"

"The prefect will schedule a trial for this case. You should be smart and not put up any unnecessary resistance. Once you are in jail, have your family hire a capable lawyer to help you."

Ah Cai was stunned by these words.

I came here to rescue someone, but I ended up sending myself to jail instead of trying to rescue him?

Is there still heavenly law or royal law?

Dongmei also heard it clearly at this time. She protected Ah Cai behind her and shouted to Xu Tuiguan,

"My wife is a royal lady, who dares to touch her?"

This sentence made the judge laugh.

A girl of fifteen or sixteen, who is a teacher, a head of the family, and a lady of honor,

Is this a divine man?

Do you really think I'm a fool?

He didn't want to talk any more, so he waved his hand and said to the bailiff, "Take him away."

The bailiffs responded and went to arrest Ah Cai. Ah Cai was really angry now. She cursed loudly.

"Fuck you, you want to arrest me? No way,"

Suddenly he slipped aside, grabbed the inkstone on the table and threw it at Xu Tuiguan.

"oops!"

This time her aim was exceptionally good, and she hit the unprepared Xu Tui Guan so hard that his head was broken and bloodied.

This is a hornet's nest!

How dare a woman hurt a sixth-rank official of the imperial court?

This was an unprecedentedly absurd thing, and everyone at the scene was stunned with fear.

"Ah? Ah? Blood! Blood!"

"Catch her for me and torture her. Very severely..."

Xu Tuiguan covered his bleeding head and shouted angrily,

The bailiffs who had come to their senses rushed forward to catch Ah Cai. Li Ji, Qin, and Ah Hai also came to their senses and rushed towards the bailiffs who were about to catch Ah Cai, shouting,

"Teacher Cai, run quickly..."

Even Dongmei tried desperately to stop these yamen runners.

Ah Cai was furious at this moment, and she escaped from the ear room while the guards were distracted.

But these yamen runners are not there to eat for free, catching criminals is a necessary skill for them.

"Catch the fugitive, catch the fugitive..."

With the loud shouts, the whole Kaifeng Prefecture was in an uproar. The gate was slammed shut, and a group of ferocious-looking yamen runners holding sticks appeared from nowhere.