"Pa…if you don't tell the truth, I'll punish you.”
Magistrate Li slapped the gavel, scaring the merchant from the North Desert.
But now, he had to bite the bullet, so he said,"This Southern Sea Red Coral is indeed something that I bought. If you don't believe me, you can check it yourself.”
Lin Qinghan narrowed her eyes. In her previous life, no one had reported the theft of the South Sea Red Coral. It was only when the South Sea Red Coral was delivered to her that the government was alerted.
Thinking of this, Lin Qinghan felt that this was what Madam Xie said.
She looked at Magistrate Li and suggested," Sir, this South Sea Red Coral is a priceless treasure. It must have been hidden by some noble person. They might not even know that it was lost."”
These words were very polite. The Southern Sea Red Coral was priceless. It must have been kept well. Who would go and look at it every day?
Magistrate Li immediately said to the bailiffs,"Spread the word that the yamen has seized a red coral from the South Sea. If anyone has it, bring the evidence back immediately.”
The Southern Sea Red Coral was priceless. Most people would want to claim it as their own. However, if they were required to bring evidence of the Southern Sea Red Coral, no one would dare to take advantage of the loophole.
When the merchant heard this, he thought to himself that he was done for.
Madam Xie, who had just taken her lunch break, was anxiously woken up by Zhang Er's family.
"Furen, Furen is in trouble. This merchant from the North Desert has been captured.”
Hearing this, Madam Xie immediately woke up and asked,""What is it? What happened?"
Zhang Erjia recounted what had happened in the yamen, and Madam Xie immediately became anxious.
"When did that little slut go out? Why didn't that peony and osmanthus come to report?”
Zhang Erjia shook his head." I don't know either. Magistrate Li has already sent someone to claim him."”
Hearing this, Madam Xie's heart skipped a beat."If they find out about us, then we'll be in big trouble.”
"Madam, why don't you go to the yamen and stop them from investigating further? You're their mother, and they don't dare to go against your wishes in public.”
Madam Xie shook her head." If I were to stop them, wouldn't it be a waste of money? It would make people suspicious. Moreover, it's already too late to stop them."”
"Then Madam, what should we do?"
"Hurry, hurry to the palace and we'll find Lady Jia for help.”
About four hours later, an elderly madam and master finally arrived at the yamen in a hurry.
When the old madam saw the red coral, she smiled in surprise and said,""Yes, it's this. Fortunately, there was no danger.”
Magistrate Li saw the two of them and immediately walked down from his seat.
"Old country's uncle, old country's uncle's wife, please forgive me for not being able to welcome you."”
The old country's brother-in-law looked displeased and said coldly,"I, the old uncle, actually didn't know that something was lost. What a joke. I won't let off that little thief easily.”
"It's all thanks to the magistrate's tour, or else I wouldn't have died with my eyes closed!" The old uncle's wife smiled kindly.”
The old wife turned around and raised her hand. In an instant, two servant girls brought over a dowry list.
"Magistrate, this is the Southern Sea Red Coral that my parents gave me when I got married. It's recorded on this dowry list.”
Magistrate Li hurriedly took the dowry list and looked at it. It was indeed clearly recorded.
Moreover, the handwriting was obviously old and could not be faked at all.
The old wife ordered people to put away the South Sea Red Coral and said,""Fortunately, I didn't lose it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to face my parents in the spring even if I died! Thank you, Lord Prefect."
Magistrate Li wanted to keep the credit, but with so many eyes watching, he couldn't!
Thus, he said," Old Uncle, Old Uncle's wife, this lowly official did not find the South Sea Red Coral. This lowly official does not dare to take credit for it."”
"Oh?" The Imperial Brother-in-law looked at Magistrate Li in confusion.
Magistrate Li pointed at Lin Qinghan,"It's all thanks to this young lady…"
Then, he told them everything that had happened, and everyone's eyes turned to Lin Qinghan.
Lin Ruomu and Lin Ruoshu broke out in cold sweat at the same time. Fortunately, their sister exposed them in time, or they would have to bear the blame.
They were merchants of Beiyi. If they left after patting their buttocks, who would prove what they said? The name of theft naturally fell on them.
Moreover, this was stealing something from the old country's brother-in-law's residence, and it was even the dowry of the old country's wife. The crime was unimaginable.
"You are?" The old wife looked at Lin Qinghan.”
Lin Qinghan bowed slightly, her manners no worse than a princess raised in the palace.
She smiled and said,"Madam, my daughter, Lin Qinghan, is the youngest daughter of Master Lin."”
"Is it that girl from Jinling?" The old uncle's wife was surprised.”
Lin Qinghan nodded slightly, still wearing a faint smile on his face, not paying attention to the words 'Jinling'.
The old country's brother-in-law frowned. This girl was far from the rumors, so he asked,"How can you tell at a glance that this Southern Sea Red Coral is stolen?”
Qinghan bowed to the old man and explained,"Uncle, how can I have the ability to identify stolen goods? It's just that my two brothers know how much silver they have. In addition, the merchant was hesitant to explain Lin Qinghan's question, so Lin Qinghan felt that if someone sold a high-priced item at a low price, it wasn't stolen.”
The old uncle nodded in satisfaction, his eyes full of praise as he looked at Qinghan.
"This old man will remember this favor of yours. If you need help in the future, just ask.”
The old uncle's words carried a lot of weight and could be considered to be on good terms with Lin Qinghan.
The old uncle's wife pulled Lin Qinghan's hand and said,"Girl, it's all thanks to you this time. In the future, you must often go to the old uncle's residence to walk around and talk to me.”
Qinghan nodded and reminded,"Uncle, Madam, Lin Qinghan has something I don't know if I should say.”
"Just tell me," said the old wife immediately.”
Lin Qinghan smiled,"The old uncle's residence is a high school, but someone must have deliberately concealed the fact that such a valuable item was lost."”
Lin Qinghan's tactful words meant that there was a spy in the residence and he had to investigate.
"Girl, I understand what you're saying. I'll definitely investigate when I get back."”
Then the old uncle said to the magistrate,"This matter must be severely punished. If you make this old man dissatisfied, you know the consequences."”
With that, he left with the old uncle's wife.
Lin Qinghan then looked at Lin Ruoshu,"Brother, with such a big thing happening, are you still planning to hide the person who pulled the strings?"”
Lin Ruoshu was furious when she thought of this.""It's all that old butler's fault. Let's see how I'll deal with him when I get back.”
Magistrate Li immediately ordered the butler of Old Master Lin's residence to be brought here.
This alarmed many people in Old Master Lin's residence, and Old Furen also received the news.
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