letter of commitment

"Who is in the hall, why are you beating the drums—"

The magistrate raised his voice, and the servants in the two rows rang the sticks in their hands again, making a thumping sound.

The young girl said with a serious face, "Minnv is Liu Zhi, the personal servant girl of the deceased Li Shi, beating the drums to sue for my deceased master!"

Li Gensheng's pupils began to shrink due to nervousness, and even Li Yangshi who was with him showed panic, and Shen Qingshu had a panoramic view of all this.

"Oh? Who are you going to sue?"

"Li Gensheng and Li Yang are in the hall!"

When Liu Zhi said this, everyone in the hall was shocked!Li Gensheng couldn't hold back, he was about to stand up, but the magistrate signaled to the servants at the side to push him down again.

"What is the complaint?"

"Sue Li Gensheng and Li Yang's two gangsters for conspiring to kill my miserable master!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Gensheng became agitated, even if there was a yamen servant holding him down, he still struggled fiercely: "She and I are married, how could I harm her!"

Snapped--!The magistrate slapped the gavel: "Quiet!"

Looking at the willow branch again, he said, "Quickly tell me the reason!"

Liu Zhi glanced at Li Gensheng and Li Yang, and slowly explained the reason:

Li Gensheng and Li Shi were originally a loving married couple. Li Gensheng was running around for business, and Li Shi took care of the housework for him, and lived a life that was neither salty nor dull. However, as Li Gensheng grew older, However, Li Shi's stomach still didn't move, it has been a long time, so as not to be gossiped by outsiders.

Li Gensheng began to feel that he couldn't keep his face, and he began to be dissatisfied with Li Shi because of the matter of his son, and often beat and kicked him. Li Shi was a coward and could only bear it in silence.

Until one day, when Li Gensheng came back from a business trip in other places, he brought back a woman and threatened to divorce the Li family and make the woman right, but the Li family refused, and begged Li Gensheng, but he was given a good beating;

Li felt that her life was hopeless, and she was unwilling.

One day she found Li Gensheng and said that she would inform the government about Li Gensheng selling illegal salt outside. Li Gensheng realized the seriousness of the matter and improved his attitude towards Li.

But Li Gen was suspicious by nature, and always felt that Li Shi would reveal the matter, so he discussed with Li Yang Shi whether to take Li Shi's life to avoid future troubles, and Liu Zhi happened to listen to his words.

Liu Zhi told Li Shi about this, but Li Shi didn't want to believe that Li Gensheng would be so cruel. Later, the days passed like that and Li Gensheng and Li Yangshi didn't make any moves.

But just yesterday!Li Yang sent someone to bring Li a bowl of soup, Li felt uncomfortable after drinking it, Liu Zhi rushed to ask for a doctor, but when he came back, Li's people had already left.

Speaking of this, Liu Zhi's eyes were already red, and he gritted his teeth when he looked at Li Gensheng and Li Yangshi.

"My lord, this is her one-sided statement, it is absolutely unbelievable!"

"Yes, my lord, since my husband brought me back to my husband's house, I have always been with Li Shi as a sister, so how could I harm her?"

What Li Yang said was pitiful, the magistrate was a little shaken:

"Liuzhi, do you have evidence!?"

"My lord, Liu Zhi didn't... But, every word Liu Zhi said is true, there is absolutely no falsehood."

"Nonsense! The court pays attention to factual evidence, how can I listen to your one-sided words! You will be punished for falsely accusing others. I will forgive you for your first offense. Resign."

"My lord, everything Liu Zhi said is true! Please punish the villain, my lord, and give my master justice!"

Seeing that the magistrate let her go, Liu Zhi became anxious, the magistrate only thought she was talking nonsense: "Come on, get out!"

"grown ups!--"

Liu Zhi was escorted out by the yamen servant, the magistrate smiled embarrassedly at Ling Luoqian, but Ling Luoqian was still immersed in Liu Zhi's words, thoughtful, and didn't notice him.

"My lord, you can't listen to her one-sided words. She is just a servant girl in my house. She was caught stealing property from my house a while ago, so I punished her a little. She must be resentful because of this, so she came up with the idea. This is a plan to frame me and my wife, but fortunately, my lord has discerning eyes, and I have returned my innocence!"

Li Gensheng heaved a sigh of relief, but there was a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, and then he returned to nature. He flattered the magistrate. Obviously these words were very useful to the magistrate, and he twitched his mustache happily.

"Then, my lord, is there nothing to do with us?" Li Gensheng asked, he wanted to leave here quickly, but the appearance of the willow branch just now made him flustered for a while, and when he went back, he must make her look good!

"and many more."

Ling Luoqian, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.

"My lord?" the magistrate asked timidly.

Ling Luoqian gave the magistrate a rare kind smile, and then looked at Shen Qingshu.

If he is not mistaken, his brother-in-law should also show his hands.

"Please pass the willow branch back, my lord."

Shen Qingshu withdrew his eyes from Li Gensheng and Li Gensheng, and said these words lightly.

Sure enough, when mentioning willow branches, Li Gensheng and Li Gensheng's expression changed subtly again. If it's what I thought...

"This……"

The magistrate looked at Ling Luoqian, saw him nodding, and asked the yamen servant to bring him back, saying that he was looking for him, and Liu Zhi never left the gate of the government yamen.

After seeing the person, Shen Qingshu asked someone to lift up Li Shi's body, and confronted Li Gensheng based on Liu Zhi's words. Under Shen Qingshu's extremely oppressive eyes, Li Gensheng's psychological defense collapsed, and he admitted that Li Shi was dead. Because the scars left by the fighting were done by himself, but he did not admit to the conspiracy to murder.

"Yes, I beat her, but what does that mean? Does it mean that if you beat her, you must kill her?" Li Gensheng's eyes were already erratic when he said this.

"Furthermore, my lord has also said that in the courtroom, we should pay attention to factual evidence. If you don't have evidence, you should not jump to conclusions."

Shen Qingshu was about to say something, when suddenly, Li Yangshi, who had been silent all this time, began to turn pale while clutching his belly.

"No, my wife is already pregnant, kneeling for such a long time, how can it be good for my health, and please allow me to leave the hall!"

Li Yangshi was already in pain, hey, hey, he had no choice but to retreat, and Shen Qingshu and Ling Luoqian had to return to Ling Mansion first.

Ling Mansion. Study Room

"Mr. Li's death will never be a suicide."

"I think so too, not to mention that Liu Zhi, a little maid, would not falsely accuse her master for no reason, it would be of no benefit to her."

Ling Luoqian agrees with Shen Qingshu's words very much, but these are Liu Zhi's one-sided words after all, and there is no personal evidence or material evidence. Ling and Chen expressed that they are powerless about this, and can only wait for the next session to collect information, but it will be delayed in the next few days. It was too late to see any news from the magistrate, Ling Luoqian sent someone to ask, the magistrate said that Li Yang was unwell and could not open the court, Ling Luoqian and Shen Qingshu went to Li's residence to see, it was indeed as the magistrate said, it should be the inquisition that day Above, he was frightened, causing the fetus in the womb to be unstable, so he had to rest.

The two of them planned to ask Liu Zhi for some information, but every time they were prevaricated by Li Gensheng with various reasons.

Just when Ling Luoqian and Shen Qingshu felt that this case was about to end like this, who would have thought that after a few days, two more murders were reported in the Li Mansion in the east of the city. He also surrendered himself, that is, the willow branch that failed to sue that day!

According to Liu Zhi's confession, after returning that day, Li Gensheng was almost beaten to death. Seeing that the government office was unreliable, Liu Zhi just kept doing it and poisoned their meals. He killed the two of them to comfort Li's spirit in heaven.

On the day of the execution, Shen Qingshu and Ling Luoqian also came to the scene. Liu Zhi's face was unafraid and frank. Most of the people present praised her for her loyalty, and the prefect of Fengdu also entered into Ling Luoqian's letter later Jianzhong was fired, and a new person took over. Fortunately, the new magistrate is in charge. Just like that, autumn is almost over, and winter is coming...

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"It's really sad to think that you have to leave."

At the dinner table, Ling Luoqian said these words with a sad face, before expressing his reluctance to Shen Qingshu, Sun Qingling had no choice but to comfort him: "Brother Qingshu is going to benefit the people of one side, think about it, you brought him out Yes, isn't it something to be happy about?"

Shen Qingshu also nodded: "Qingling is right. These days, thanks to your teaching, Master Ling, if I can really benefit one party in the future, it will probably be due to Master Ling."

"There, after all, it's because brother-in-law, you have this qualification, you are a talent in this field."

Then there was another burst of business bragging, and Ling Luoqian returned to the previous state, and began to pester Shen Qingshu and talk about it. Shen Qingshu has always been helpless. Speaking of it, although Ling Luoqian and Mu Chu are not related by blood, Their personalities are exceptionally similar, sometimes, seeing Ling Luoqian is like seeing Mu Chu.

I don't know, is she doing well, and have all the letters she sent been received?

After the meal, Shen Qingshu went to the stable to check on Guozi's condition. Because Guozi was very close to her, Sun Qingling simply gave the fruit to her. No, as soon as she entered the stable door, Guozi kept making whirring noises, wanting to Shen Qingshu took it out.

Shen Qingshu smiled and untied the rope tied to Guozi, put the harness on it again, gently stroking the horse's back and said to Guozi:

"Guozi, in a few days, I'm leaving here, are you willing to come with me?"

Guozi snorted and exhaled a burst of hot air from his nose, and blinked.

"At that time, I will take you to meet someone. I think you will like her... So, do you want to go out now?"

Guozi seemed to be waiting for Shen Qingshu's last sentence, walking back and forth, expressing her impatience.

Shen Qingshu didn't say any more, got on the horse, explained to Ling and Sun, and left the house. Ling Luoqian originally wanted to go with him, but Sun Qingling was afraid that he would come back drunk again, so she directly vetoed him. .

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Riding a horse and strolling leisurely on the street, Shen Qingshu enjoyed this moment very much, and wanted to keep this moment. This kind of life will never happen again when he takes office in the future.