Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Liu Youtian, the steward of the Wei Mansion, looks inconspicuous, but generally those who can climb the ladder are not stupid.

When Liu Youtian was brought up, Lin Ze could tell that the other party was difficult to deal with. Facing the interrogation by Wang County Magistrate, Liu Youtian's attitude was respectful and calm, without any panic, and he looked like a rich family.

For the interrogation questions, Liu Youtian also answered every detail.

"Returning to my lord, the villain is wronged. The villain originally lived in the same village as Mr. Wei, and we have been friends since we were young. Later, Mr. Wei prospered in the imperial examination. Thinking that the villain's family was poor, he made the villain a housekeeper for a living, sir. You are so kind to me, how dare I do such evil things..."

"Although there were many servants in the front yard of the mansion that day, except for those who accompanied the wife, who were dedicated to serving pens and ink, there were not enough people left to serve tea and water, so the villain went to call the people in the back yard to help..."

"As for Xiao Xing'er and Xiao Ping'er leaving the villain, I don't know. The villain has been waiting in the front yard. The master can testify to the villain. After calling the helper, I will stay by the master's side all the time. It is indeed a coincidence, and the county magistrate is clearly aware of the details."

Liu Youtian shouted and kowtowed, and he said it sincerely.

He has stayed in the Wei Mansion for many years, and he has won the appreciation of Wei Hongyan. Hearing his explanation, Wei Hongyan's doubts disappeared, and he nodded.

"Indeed, Blessed left that day when he went to ask for help, and stayed with my wife all the time."

If so, Liu Youtian also has witnesses and evidence to prove his innocence. Could it be that everything is really a coincidence?

County Magistrate Wang looked at Lin Ze, "Lin Xiucai, what else do you have to say?"

Although Lin Ze has been calling for injustice, claiming that someone has designed a entrapment, but it has always been reasoning and speculation, and there is no conclusive evidence to identify it.

Now that others have evidence, Lin Ze's situation is very delicate.

"Yes, my lord, there are many things that you can do without doing it yourself."

Lin Ze came out, looked around at the four trembling servant girls, and then turned his eyes on Liu Youtian again, with sharp eyes.

"Officer Lin Lang..." Liu Youtian was inexplicably guilty of seeing him.

"Very well, you still know me."

Lin Ze suddenly laughed, his hearty smile seemed to be in front of him a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

Liu Youtian was not sure about his attitude, and bowed his hands respectfully, "Lin Xiucai was once a famous student in Nanyang Town, and even the master's former favorite student, so the villain will naturally recognize it."

"Since you recognize me and know that I was your master's former favorite student, why did you want to kill me?!"

Lin Ze's smiling face changed instantly, and his voice suddenly became angry.

Liu Youtian was taken aback and had no time to speak, but Lin Ze continued to speak before he could.

"Steward Liu, your explanation is perfect, perfect and impeccable, but... Is there anyone else you missed? Where did your son go on the day of the banquet!"

son?Liu Youtian's son?How can it get involved in this?

Everyone didn't understand why, but Wei Hongyan's heart tightened instantly.

Liu Youtian's face changed slightly, but he was still calm, with an expression that didn't understand,

"My son was resting at home that day. Lin Xiucai asked why? Does this have anything to do with my son?"

"Of course there is a relationship, a big relationship. After several years, Steward Liu answered my question without even thinking about it. Your memory is really good. You can still remember the matter of Sesame Mung Bean after several years of reading..."

"I'm not talented. I once read a book about human psychology. According to common sense, if you suddenly ask about something that lasts more than half a month, you have to recall it carefully. A few years ago, unless it was a particularly profound and important memory , Many small things in daily life will be ignored and forgotten, and I will not remember them for a while."

"Steward Liu, you just opened your mouth to remember things that have happened for so long. Are you a genius, or do you have a photographic memory?"

Lin Ze smiled, and the smile made Liu Youtian's face instantly stiff.

When everyone heard it, yes, it happened several years ago. It is normal to remember the big things and immediately react. They also remembered the small things in daily life so clearly, and they answered without thinking. This is amazing.

Is Liu Youtian a genius and a photographic memory?That is naturally impossible.

The hands in Liu Youtian's sleeves trembled slightly, and he continued to explain calmly, "My son usually has to go to the house to help, and he was uncomfortable resting at home that day, so I remember it very clearly..."

"Oh? What a coincidence, your son just got sick that day? Why did all the coincidences happen on that day?"

Lin Ze made a surprised expression.

Liu Youtian realized that his lie hadn't been fulfilled, and he was slightly flustered, "How do I know, my son is just sick..."

"It's not that you don't know why it's such a coincidence, you are simply lying!"

Lin Ze approached with a sneer,

"That day you asked the two young men in the backyard to leave to help. You deliberately distracted them so that the outsider could break into the backyard. It is true that you have been serving Master Wei all the time, but your son has not. The wild cat that distracted Xiao Xing'er called That's what your son learned."

"Although I don't know why you did this, there is no one but you who knows the situation in Wei Mansion so well and has the opportunity to turn the backyard into an 'unguarded' state!"

"Butler Liu, today I dare to fight such a big battle and come to the county to seek justice, risking my reputation, do you think I will not be sure of the evidence?"

It is true that he has no evidence, but it does not prevent him from pretending to be aggressive, Lin Ze sternly threatened,

"Be lenient when you confess, and stricter when you resist. Butler Liu, tell me honestly that you still have a chance to survive, and continue to conceal the crime of beheading your family according to the laws of Daji! Is this design aimed at me? Or...is it aimed at all?" Miss Wei!"

"..."

Cracks began to appear in Liu Youtian's psychological defense, his forehead was sweating, and he was thinking hard about how to answer.

Seeing this, Lin Ze made persistent efforts, pretending to be a psychological detective with a sneer,

"Is Steward Liu thinking of a way to lie? Stop pretending, your eyes have already betrayed you."

"What, what?"

Liu Youtian, who was trapped in the pit, felt a little guilty, and didn't understand what Lin Ze meant.

"There is an old book: the eyes are the windows of the soul. Words can lie, but the eyes can't. When a person is lying, his eyes will involuntarily look to the upper right. Unless someone has been strictly trained, he can't pretend It's... Liu Youtian, you just got bought, right!"

Lin Ze asked the last sentence urgently and quickly.

He didn't react at all, and when he heard Liu Youtian who asked about his eye conditioned reflex that he was looking up and to the right, "..."

"My lord, really, really, he looked to the upper right!"

A policeman who was close and had better eyesight exclaimed.

Hearing this, Wei Hongyan couldn't help but patted the table and stood up, a little excited, "Liu Youtian, is what he said true?!"

"No, no, master, I don't, he, he is talking nonsense, what books say is too absurd, the moment he rolls his eyes, he is going to condemn the villain, the villain refuses to accept..."

Liu Youtian's psychological defense was broken, and he finally panicked, but he still refused to admit it.

Lin Ze smiled again, "Are you saying that the sage's words are wrong?"

Daji worships literature, the school of literati, and a single word can cause trouble to the upper body, and slandering a saint is a serious crime against the nine clans.

"I, I don't. The villain doesn't read much, but he also knows that catching rape in bed and catching thieves is dirty. Lin Xiucai, you have charged the villain with such a big crime based on the words in the book, and there is no evidence. Xiaoren People are terrified..."

"Okay, speaking of evidence, didn't you just say that your son was sick on the day of the banquet and didn't go to the house to help, then tell me what's wrong with your son? What kind of medicine did you take? Which pharmacy did you buy the medicine from? ...Can you tell?"

Of course I can't say it, the reason is just made up temporarily.

Liu Youtian's face turned pale, and he immediately realized that he had been led into the pit by Lin Ze.

A lie needs countless reasons to justify it. Before the whole thing happened, he had already thought of an explanation, and he was very thoughtful when he did it, but Lin Ze couldn't resist doing things according to common sense, and asked very tricky questions Headless.

There were so many questions, Lin Ze asked them in a random order, and he is not a professionally trained person, so it would be strange if he walked around a few times without showing his feet!

"Steward Liu, you don't have to pretend anymore. I asked someone to inquire about it before you came to sue. Do you want me to continue to speak for you, or you should tell the truth yourself..."

Lin Ze patted his clothes, leisurely.

"Liu Youtian, until now, you still haven't told the truth!"

County magistrate Wang saw the gavel in his hand and patted it heavily, making even the timid people tremble.

The matter was brought to light, and it was useless to quibble. Liu Youtian glanced at Lin Ze, who was calm and confident from the beginning to the end, and finally gave up resisting. His face turned pale and he kowtowed to the magistrate Wang.

"My lord, the county magistrate spared my life, but the villain was convicted. It was true that the villain was bribed by others to send away the maids and servants in the backyard at the Wei Manor banquet that day. But the villain also has difficulties. If the master didn't force me, how could I Doing such inhumane things for money..."

"Nonsense! Liu Youtian, I've treated you well, when did I force you, why did you ruin Yunying's marriage prospects, you unkind bastard!"

When Wei Hongyan slapped the table excitedly and roared, he really didn't expect that after such a big circle, it turned out to be a problem with his own family in the end.

"Treat me well? Am I unkind? Wei Hongyan, you have to touch your conscience when you speak!"

Anyway, everything has been revealed, and it's meaningless to pretend to be so. Liu Youtian changed his respectful and honest attitude just now, and stood up, staring at Wei Hongyan emotionally.

"Yes, when you were rich and saw me poor, let me be the housekeeper of your house to give me a hand. Everyone said you were benevolent, haha, fart! If you really wanted to pull me, you wouldn't ask me to write a contract of sale Well, you're just taking advantage of someone's danger..."

"I have a good mind. I trotted to the private school to eavesdrop and learned a lot. If my family was not too poor, I could still take the imperial examination. We have friendship with the village head. Back then, I asked you to borrow money, and you took the opportunity Asking me to sell myself to be your slave is benevolent and righteous, do you think I don't know?"

"Forget it. Who told me that I was short of money at that time? I resigned to my fate. I will give you the current family, but what did you do when my son hit his head?"

"You know that my Liu family is just a single male, and his life is at stake. I beg you to give me the old ginseng you treasured to save my son's life. You will not do anything. It's just a ginseng. I have worked so hard for you as a cow and a horse for so many years, my son is not even as good as a root of ginseng, you are so heartless!"

"Because there is no old ginseng used in medicine, my son has become a fool. You say I am unkind, why don't you see how you treat me!"

Liu Youtian stared indignantly, expressing all the years of resentment in his heart.

"Wei Hongyan, let me tell you, if you want to blame the young lady, you can blame yourself. If you didn't want to climb high, people wouldn't bother you!"