Chapter 43 Magistrate Zhang Panics

Liu Xu was about to leave, but after hearing Xu Bai's words, she stopped and looked at him in confusion.

"What else?"

Xu Bai stretched out his hands and gestured: "Next time you hide your identity, remember to wrap a piece of cloth around your chest, otherwise it will be easily exposed."

As soon as the voice fell, a page of a book flew over and stuck diagonally in the corner of the wall.

Xu Bai had disappeared, and only Liu Xu stood there, gritting her teeth.

She waved her hand, and the page in the corner returned to the book.

"I thought he was a knight, but he turned out to be a playboy!"

She spit lightly and left the street.

Before leaving, Liu Xu lowered her head, looked at the spectacular scene in front of her, and remembered what she had said before.

"Maybe he is right. Next time I disguise myself, I have to think of a way..."

As Liu Xu left, the street finally returned to its quiet state. Except for a few cats, no one appeared.

...

The next day.

County Magistrate Zhang has been in a good mood recently.

In fact, he has always been in a good mood, but he has been in a better mood recently.

Since he came out of the academy in Nanhua Road and passed the imperial examination, he felt that his future was out of control.

Although he was finally assigned to Sheng County, which is located in a remote area, he can cover the sky with one hand here.

The saying "the emperor is far away from the mountains" is absolutely correct to describe him.

Many people are unwilling to serve as officials in remote places, but he is different.

The more remote the place, the less attention the one in the capital can pay. It is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail to call the wind and rain here.

At the beginning, when he came to Sheng County, various wealthy businessmen in Sheng County flattered him, which really made him a lot of money.

Study?

Study a fart.

He is very self-aware. The eighth-rank scholar is already his limit, and there is no hope of going higher.

Instead of struggling, it is better to enjoy it.

I thought that the next days would be smooth and prosperous.

But some time ago, the Lin family seemed to have some opinions about him.

To be precise, it is not that they have an opinion, but that they feel that there is no benefit in dealing with him.

Among the wealthy merchants in Sheng County, the Lin family is one of the best, and they come to him every month to pay tribute.

But after a long time, they always feel that he can't play any role.

In fact, County Magistrate Zhang also felt very wronged about this matter.

No one offended the Lin family, and the Lin family itself didn't ask him for anything, so of course he couldn't play any role.

Seeing that the relationship between the two sides was becoming increasingly dull, County Magistrate Zhang had been thinking about how to smooth out the relationship.

Coincidentally, the previous murder happened.

County Magistrate Zhang took action and really smoothed it out.

"Now, the Lin family understands everything I did, and they also know that the relationship on my side cannot be broken." County Magistrate Zhang thought, with a slight smile on his face.

As for the three lives...

There are always deaths these days.

The memory of the people is short. After a few months, the disturbance of this matter will be smoothed over. Just find a prisoner to pretend to be the young master of the Lin family, and everything will be calm.

Could the emperor find him?

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Zhang became happier and even walked more briskly, humming a song.

"My lord, it's bad!"

At this moment, the yamen runner outside the door suddenly ran in, with panic in his eyes that he couldn't hide. When he passed the threshold, he was knocked and fell to the ground.

"You are so flustered, how can you be so shameless!" County Magistrate Zhang immediately put away the joy on his face, frowned, and scolded in a serious tone.

The yamen runner was frightened by County Magistrate Zhang's face, and quickly got up from the ground, tidied his clothes, and pretended to be calm.

"What's the matter?" County Magistrate Zhang picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

Good tea!

If he hadn't been promoted to a county, how could he have drunk such good tea if he had been an official in other places?

"Young Master Lin... Lin Fenghua is dead!" The yamen runner hurriedly said: "Sir, you said that if there is any case, let us investigate it first, so as not to delay your sleep, so we sent the coroner first, and after checking, we found that it was..."

"What is it?" County Magistrate Zhang raised his eyelids, he had not yet reacted to who it was.

"It was because Lin Fenghua played with the courtesan of Chunyu Pavilion... too excited... died..." The yamen runner stumbled when he talked about this.

After watching the yamen runners for so many years, this is the first time he has seen such a death.

"So that's it..." County Magistrate Zhang took another sip of tea, and the teacup in his hand suddenly stopped, and finally reacted: "Who did you say died?"

"Lin... Lin Fenghua..." The yamen runner lowered his head and stammered.

"Pah!"

The teacup fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of breaking.

"Let's go! Go to Lin's Mansion!" County Magistrate Zhang quickly got up and went to Lin's Mansion.

This is one of his stable meal tickets, and he can't mess it up.

...

Lin's Mansion, a wailing.

A middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes fell to her knees and cried.

There was a table next to it, on which lay the body of Lin Fenghua, covered with a white cloth.

Next to the table, the gorgeous woman from Chunyu Pavilion was tied up with ropes.

"Sir, you have to make a decision for us. It was this woman who killed my child." Father Lin pointed at the courtesan of Chunyu Pavilion and said with gritted teeth.

"Sir, he died of overexcitement. It has nothing to do with me. He did it all by himself." The courtesan was already scared to death. Hearing the accusation of Father Lin, she explained quickly.

Magistrate Zhang's face was extremely ugly. He turned his head to look at the onlookers and said to the yamen runners next to him: "Evacuate the people first and don't let them watch."

The yamen runners heard the words and hurriedly did as they were told, coaxing the onlookers away.

After the onlookers were coaxed away, Magistrate Zhang waved his hand and said: "Take the courtesan to the prison and deal with it on a later day."

Two yamen runners stepped forward and took the distraught courtesan away.

"Sir, you said... choose a day to deal with it?" Although Lin Fu, the master of the Lin family, was sad, he understood the meaning.

"Your son died of excessive excitement, but it was not the courtesan who did it. I will lock her up for a few days." County Magistrate Zhang said lightly.

Lin Fu was stunned, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Chunyu Pavilion was opened by the Ninth Princess of the capital, and it is spread all over the place. You must know that. Without solid evidence, I can't convict her." County Magistrate Zhang said again.

Lin Fu was already sluggish and could only nod subconsciously.

The Ninth Princess, he knew.

It is said that the Ninth Princess was not very powerful in the capital, so she opened a place of love and pleasure, and the emperor didn't care.

But... isn't she a frustrated princess?

Lin Fu couldn't figure it out, his eyes were red: "It's just a courtesan..."

"Don't mention this matter again, I'm leaving first." County Magistrate Zhang waved his sleeves, interrupted Lin Fu's words, and turned to leave.

He left decisively, and was completely different from before he came.

Lin Fenghua is dead, and County Magistrate Zhang thinks that Lin Fu will not flatter him anymore, and he also wants him to convict the courtesan, so he thinks there is no need to make friends with her.

Lest he draw trouble.

Frustrated princess?

Hehehe...

Only people like them understand that the Ninth Princess is a frustrated princess on the surface, but secretly, she is the right-hand man of His Majesty the Emperor.

As for why she is a right-hand man.

This matter has to start with the current situation of the Great Chu State.

I know some book friends are very anxious, but the county magistrate is in a big position in the county, and it will be solved step by step.