At the beginning, the little koi carp was grabbed by a wolf and became the favorite of the beasts.

At this time, everyone in the hall was kneeling obediently, and the people watching the excitement outside the Yamen were still pointing and pointing:

"I heard that these wines were brewed in a small village in Longyan Town. They actually mixed them with water. It's really heartless."

"It's not that bad. Look at his confident look, it's really hard to look past."

"If you ask me, the new county magistrate is still too kind. People like this should be slapped with dozens of big names first."

……

There was constant discussion, but not one word was directed towards Mr. Zheng. Hearing this, Mr. Zheng was very angry.

Soon an official came over with a jar of wine.

At the county magistrate's instruction, he brought the wine jar to Mr. Zheng.

When Boss Zheng saw the jar of wine, his heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

He suppressed his uneasiness and opened the jar of wine in front of everyone. There was no aroma of wine as expected.

To confirm his suspicion, he picked up the wine jar and took a sip.

The next moment, he was stunned.

The taste was very familiar. The wine was actually home-brewed by them, but it was at least half mixed with water. It seemed like someone was deliberately setting them up.

It's a good trick to use their wine to frame them.

"What do you think? Is it your home-brewed wine?"

At this time, the county magistrate's cold voice came again, like a maggot attached to the bone, which made those who listened feel a little scared.

Boss Zheng put down the wine jar and clenched his fists tightly. This wine was indeed home-brewed. He couldn't admit it even if he wanted to.

"This wine is indeed home-brewed, but it has been mixed with water..."

He felt that nothing he could say now was powerless.

I'm afraid no one will believe that they didn't mix the water in. After all, there were three people in the hall who testified.

Is it possible that Cheng Cheng recognized it this way?

No, we must not suffer the loss of being dumb. The worst we can do is move my father-in-law out. Although the distant water cannot save the near fire, at least it can block it.

Sure enough, after hearing his refusal, the other three started to make a fuss again:

"You said you didn't mix it in. Where's the evidence? Could it be that we bought so much wine and deliberately added water to it?"

"That's right, if you don't do a good business, who has so much free time to add water to it? Stop trying to excuse yourself."

"You sell fake wine and you still have the nerve to quibble in front of adults. As I said, I should give you some color to show!"

……

The three of them glared and gnashed their teeth, pointing at Boss Zheng's nose and making a sound of grief and anger.

"quiet!"

The county magistrate patted the gavel, and the hall immediately became quiet. Even the onlookers did not dare to talk anymore.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Boss Zheng felt cold when he saw him staring straight at him, with an expression as if he already knew the result.

Is it possible that the county magistrate was also involved in this matter?

No, they seemed to have never offended him.

"My lord, the county magistrate, is aware that we have never added water to the wine. Please be aware of this."

It was not their fault, and they would never admit it. No matter what their purpose was, they could not succeed.

"Haha~ You don't have to drink wine as a penalty, and you still want to quibble with all the witnesses and material evidence. I think you are going to suffer a little before you admit it."

The county magistrate looked at him displeased, obviously losing his patience.

Seeing that things were out of control, Father Zheng stood anxiously at the gate of the county government office.

Although they are related to Prime Minister Zhao, this is not the capital city after all, and no one will believe it. As for Taifu Guo, he is just the dean now, so he probably can't care about this kind of thing.

It seems a bit difficult to handle.

"Dad, why don't I go to Magistrate Huang's place?" Zheng Laosan said.

Now the only one who can catch up is Huang Zhifu.

Father Zheng frowned and thought for a while before nodding in agreement.

His intuition told him that the matter was not that simple. Once the sale of fake wine was confirmed, their winery would definitely be closed down.

At present, we can only rely on Magistrate Huang.

Zheng Laosan did not dare to delay and immediately drove his carriage to Wanzhou. This was the place where Huang Zhifu took office and the place closest to them.

If you're fast, you can make it back in the afternoon.

Jinbao curled her lips and looked at the county magistrate with an angry expression on her face. She was very unhappy with him. If she dared to bully her father, she would wish him bad luck every day...

In the hall, Boss Zheng knelt straight, unwilling to admit that he was selling fake wine.

He behaves in an upright manner, and even if he were killed, he would not admit such nonsense.

The county magistrate saw that his words were harsh and his eyes were turbulent. He raised the gavel and dropped it hard.

"Ah~"

There was a howl in the hall.

Everyone looked up and saw the county magistrate screaming in agony, holding his own hands and shaking them.

Is this...a finger shot? Or did he take it himself?

Why does it look funny?

The onlookers tried hard to hold back their laughter, not daring to laugh out loud, and their faces were deformed from holding back their laughter.

When Father Zheng saw this scene, he subconsciously lowered his head and looked at Jin Bao.

Why does he feel that this is the credit of his good granddaughter?

Jinbao felt the gaze above his head, raised his little face and smiled broadly.

That magistrate is a bad person and deserves to be unlucky.

"Sir, are you okay, sir? Do you want to ask the doctor to come over and take a look?"

Seeing the county magistrate's face change in pain, the people below expressed concern.

You have to know that the fingers are connected to the heart. The slap he just took was very hard, so his fingers must have been swollen.

The county magistrate gasped in pain, and after a long time he said with a dark face: "Since the criminal is unwilling to confess, then he will be put in jail and will be tried again another day!"

It was not appropriate to see blood in the hall, but it was okay in prison. He wanted to see how hard this man's bones were.

"Yes, my lord!"

Two officers stepped forward and escorted Mr. Zheng to the back.

Father Zheng became even more anxious when he saw someone being taken away. He had heard of the scandals in this prison. As long as the official wanted to force a confession, he would be peeled off even if he died.

He couldn't let his son go in and suffer.

Thinking of this, his mind became hot and he was ready to rush in directly.

"Don't be impulsive. It won't help if you go in now, and you will probably get yourself into trouble. The third child has already gone to find someone. Let's stay nearby today and act as the opportunity arises."

Zheng Gentian stopped him and comforted him.

All we can do now is wait, there is no other way.

Father Zheng glanced at Jin Bao in his arms and realized that he was too impulsive.

"I understand, brother, let's go first."

After saying that, he hugged Jinbao and turned to leave.

Now he just hopes that the boss can be safe and sound inside and not suffer any hardship.

Jinbao noticed his worry, rolled his eyes slightly, and then lay beside him and whispered a few words quietly.

"Really?"

Father Zheng asked in surprise.

"Really, daddy will be fine, grandpa, don't worry." Jinbao's head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, cute and cute.

She won't let her father suffer.

With the assurance of his good granddaughter, Father Zheng slowly felt relieved. As long as he didn't suffer in it, it would take time to verify the next thing.

Worried that Zheng Laosan would not be able to find them when he returned, the three of them did not stay in the inn for the time being, but sat down at a roadside porridge shop.

The weather was relatively hot at this time, and they were impatient. While waiting, they also ordered some mung bean soup to drink to relieve their anger.

"Brother, why do you think this happened? We just sell wine and we don't do anything harmful. Why are there people deliberately framing us?"

Father Zheng's face was full of sorrow and he really couldn't figure out the reason.

Nothing happened when they sold pastries, but why couldn't they sell wine?

"Someone must be jealous. We sold the wine to the capital and disrupted other people's business. Maybe some people can't sit still." Zheng Gentian said.

"You mean, someone from the capital was involved in this matter?" Father Zheng's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.

Concern leads to chaos. He can only worry about his son and has never thought about it.

If it was really someone from the capital who took action, it would make sense.

Zheng Gentian nodded, "With Prime Minister Zhao and the others sitting in the capital, no one dares to cause trouble for us, but it's different here. No matter how high their official positions are, they won't have time to come over. The people behind them must also have identities, otherwise it would be impossible. So audacious.”

Although this is just speculation, it is nine times out of ten true.

"Hey, what should we do? Even if we escape this time, what will we do in the future?"

Father Zheng felt a little confused. Although they could sell the wine or not, this wine shop was related to the livelihood of the whole village. Seeing that everyone's life was getting better and better, how could they just give up.

"Don't worry, don't we have Jin Bao? You forgot that she is now a little princess, and this title is more important than the county magistrate." Zheng Gentian comforted her.

"It's true that Guabao is the little princess, but there is no token. Can the county magistrate recognize it?"

Father Zheng was still frowning.

When Jin Bao heard their conversation, he dug his little hands into his pockets and took out a token and put it on the table.

"Is this what grandpa said?"

She remembered her grandfather saying that this was something that symbolized her status as a princess and she had to put it away.

"What is this?"

Father Zheng picked up the token and turned it over several times.

After seeing the words on it clearly, he said in surprise: "Is this the princess's order?"

On the front is the word "Fu Jin" and on the back is the word "Princess Princess Order".

Fujin, isn't this the title of his granddaughter?

"We will see if the third child can invite Magistrate Huang later. If not, we will use the token to intercede. But this alone is not enough. We also need to prove that we did not sell fake wine."

Zheng Gentian took a sip of mung bean soup, and his face became a little sad.

If those three merchants insist on refusing to let go, it will be useless even if they find others to testify. Moreover, judging from the attitude of the county magistrate, it is clear that he is towards those three merchants.

Father Zheng also thought of this. The princess's order can only delay the conviction at most, but the later ones will be more difficult. Now he can only take one step at a time.

……

Inside the cell.

Boss Zheng was kept alone in the innermost corner. Not only was it dark and damp, but there was also an unpleasant stench.

Although he has no mysophobia, he really can't stand this kind of place. There's not even a place to sit, and it's worse than a pig's nest.

"This cell is really no place for human beings."

As soon as he finished complaining, he saw two small figures appearing in the corner, one gold and one blue particularly conspicuous.

"Xiao Jin Xiaolan, why are you two here? Did Jin Bao ask you to come?" Boss Zheng walked over and squatted down, with a look of surprise on his face.

Xiao Jin and Xiao Lan nodded and called out "Zhi Zhi~" several times.

Boss Zheng happily held the two of them in his hands and murmured: "My daughter is so considerate. She knows that this place is gloomy and she asked you two to come and accompany me."

"You go back and tell Jinbao that her father is very brave and doesn't need you two little guys to accompany him."

Xiao Jin and Xiao Lan couldn't help but roll their eyes when they saw the pleased look on his face.

They were just mice, not humans, yet they were still accompanying him and chatting with him? It's strange that he understands.

As soon as Mr. Zheng finished speaking, there were "squeaking" sounds all around.

What has the most cells? Rat!

And not just a few, but groups of them poured into the cell.

Boss Zheng's scalp was numb when he saw it, and he retreated to a corner without daring to move.

He is not afraid of mice, and even likes Xiao Jin and Xiao Lan very much, but those big gray mice can't compare with these two little guys in his hands.

There was such a dense crowd that there was no room to stand in the cell, which made his eyelids jump.

What's going on? Are you afraid that he will be too lonely here?

"I'm talking about Xiao Jin and Xiao Lan, these... these mice were invited by you to accompany me, right? In fact, just the two of you are enough, we really don't need so many."

Boss Zheng leaned against the wall and whispered.

He felt that if it weren't for Little Jin and Xiaolan, these mice would have eaten him.

The prison was a bit eerie and quiet, but he couldn't stand the excitement. All he could hear was "chirp~zhizhi~" and his brain was a little numb.

Xiaojin lay in his hand and said feebly: "Jinbao's father is so stupid, how could we call so many mice to accompany him? We are obviously here to protect him, okay?"

"That's right, he's not as smart as Jin Bao. If we don't call more brothers over, he will definitely be beaten and screaming later." Xiao Lan tugged on his beard and agreed.

"Where's Boss You? Didn't Jin Bao ask him to come over too? Why didn't he see it?"

"It's up there, I saw it just now."

Xiao Jin raised his head when he heard the words and saw a small section of green tail peeking out from the beam.

With Boss You here, everything is safe. One by one, no one can get close to Jin Bao's father.

Boss Zheng saw that the number of rats in the cell was increasing instead of decreasing, and he couldn't help but his stomach began to churn.

So he looked at the two little ones in his hand with a pale face, and said: "Xiao Jin and Xiao Lan, please step back, brothers, I really can't stand it anymore."

Anyone who sees so many rats stacking up in front of their eyes will feel disgusted.

Little Jin and Xiaolan were too lazy to talk to him, turned around and pointed their butt towards his face, looking disgusted.

We'll see if he will say that again later.

Seeing that the two of them ignored him, Boss Zheng could only talk helplessly.

Forget it, just stay with him if you want. Anyway, you won't bite him. At worst, he just won't look.

After thinking about it, he turned around and faced the corner, no longer looking at the scene behind him.