[Legend of the White Snake] Leifeng Pagoda

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Several people were taken to the magistrate, poor Xu Xuanyi was a weak scholar, his arms were sore from being pressed, and he could even see bruises, and he screamed from the pain along the way.

Bai Suzhen couldn't help frowning, and came to help Xu Xuan speak. The two escorts who escorted him nodded obediently, but they continued to press hard secretly. The more Xu Xuan screamed, the more he screamed. He held back his voice dishonestly, not daring to ask Bai Suzhen for help anymore.

After Bai Suzhen saw that Xu Xuan didn't seem to make a sound, she didn't continue to care, but Qingling saw it clearly, but didn't say anything.

After they sat in the hall of the mansion for a while, the magistrate walked over slowly, his obese body moved with difficulty, his eyes that were so round and squinted suddenly lit up when he saw Bai Suzhen and the two of them.

"My lord, this is Xu Xuan, and the stolen official bank was found from him." A guard saw the lord coming out, and hurriedly reported.

The magistrate squinted his eyes and glanced at Xu Xuan, he was just a frail scholar, how could he steal so much official money from pirates.

To be honest, this is still a mystery. After all, it was possible to steal so much silver from the strictly guarded cabin, and how it was transported away.

The magistrate is guilty of being a thief, so he is naturally beating drums in his heart, even thinking about whether it will be a bodhisattva's manifestation, who knows that within a day, he said that he found the person who stole the official money, and he is still such a weak scholar. !

But the coming and going of the silver taels still needs to be inquired clearly.

"Where did you get this silver tael, tell me quickly." The magistrate ordered Xu Xuan unceremoniously, with a beer belly and an official robe, he looked very majestic.

Xu Xuan is just a commoner, and he is most afraid of meeting officials, so he will tell them all of them without saying anything.

"My lord, I was wronged. The two of them gave me the money, and I didn't know it was official money, my lord." Xu Xuan didn't care about face at this time, and said everything one by one.

Bai Suzhen didn't think too much about it, she just felt that Xu Xuan was telling the truth, she nodded repeatedly to apologize to Xu Xuan, and explained to the magistrate.

"The silver was indeed given by us, and it has nothing to do with him."

Qingling immediately didn't know what to say, if it wasn't for Bai Suzhen's kindness to save her life, how could she stay beside Bai Suzhen now that she is not controlled by her grandma.

The magistrate became a little interested when he heard it, stroked his beard, and said, "Oh, where did the girl get the money?"

Seeing that both of them look like great ladies, they are powerless, maybe it is the forces behind them?

When Bai Suzhen was asked such a rhetorical question, she faltered and didn't know what to say.

Qingling looked at it from the side, and sighed in her heart, "I found it in the water. When we came here by boat today, we happened to collide with a big boat. At that time, our sisters were in the cabin and suddenly found it through the window. There was something shiny, but I found out that it was silver taels, and it was caught in a fishing net, so I fished it up, intending to swallow it for private use."

It is estimated that someone has gone to investigate the whereabouts of their pedestrians, so Qingling continued to talk about it.

There were no flaws in her words, half-truths and half-false, but it convinced the magistrate who knew their whereabouts to some extent.

Furthermore, Qingling's words were very frank, and she was still calm when facing him as a magistrate. It seemed that her identity was not simple.

"Since that's the case, I hope you two will return the official bank. Once the stolen official bank is used, it will be discovered." The magistrate smiled and said, there is no such attitude towards Xu Xuan.

After getting this kind of result, Qing Ling nodded without hesitation, and handed over the few silver taels she had on her body, which happened to be the amount of a pocket, so it was not surprising to be caught by the fishing net.

As for other silver taels, I believe that the speed of spread is not so fast. As long as you take advantage of this time and go to other places to exchange them for bank notes, it is still not theirs.

Bai Suzhen stared blankly at the side, Qingling was handling everything, making her afraid to speak, for fear of ruining Qingling's mind.

Xu Xuan also saw that he was finally cleared of his grievances, and became happy, and his doubts were also solved.

It turned out that it was because of this that they suddenly became rich. No wonder they couldn't get enough to eat before.

But it is a long way from here to Hangzhou, so it might cost him money, that's not okay.

Anyway, they are going to come to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is not a big place, but it is not a small place. He will show up when they recognize their relatives.

Besides, the woman who could be related to the theft of official bank, Xu Xuan became afraid after thinking about it. It is natural for people to be afraid of officials, and he is even more unwilling to interfere in these matters. Get into trouble again.

Now that he explained the reason, the magistrate released the three of them, and began to send people to search the river to see if there were any other silver taels missing.

Qingling guessed what would happen next, so she said directly to Bai Suzhen, "You wait for me here first."

She still has to go to the river, ahead of the officers and soldiers. It would be too coincidental for so much money to be missed by them, so Qingling plans to go to the river and throw some silver there at the bottom of the river. It's a complete lie.

Bai Suzhen stood there staring blankly at Qingling, nodded blankly, and then watched Qingling disappear.

Xu Xuan, who came out immediately behind, took a cold breath when he saw that Bai Suzhen was alone, and decided to slip away.

He doesn't want to continue to follow the two of them, it's a sin, he probably will be in so much pain that he won't be able to sleep all night.

Bai Suzhen was still there in a daze, she was in a daze, as if she didn't know what was going on, and Xu Xuan's sneaking away did not attract her attention.

When Qingling came back after going out for a trip, she saw that there was no sign of Xu Xuan around, so she didn't think too much about it, that cowardly man might have escaped.

"Miss?" Qingling couldn't help sighing when she saw Bai Suzhen's hazy appearance.

I'm afraid she was frightened by the conversation she had with the prefect just now, and she didn't know how to react.

"Qingqing, I didn't mean it just now, I just..." Bai Suzhen didn't know what to say, she just felt that Xu Xuan shouldn't be punished because of them, but she didn't want to be punished herself.

How could Qingling not know Bai Suzhen's thoughts, none of them knew that taking the silver would have such consequences, but Bai Suzhen was afraid, thinking that she was ignorant and would not blend into the world, while Qingling didn't take it seriously, it was just a product of human beings, As long as you understand the rules and how to play well, let's see.

At worst, if you are wanted, you can leave, the world is just a pastime.

"I know, let's go."

Qingling didn't take it seriously at all, if Bai Suzhen hadn't taken responsibility for Xu Xuan in front of the magistrate just now, it wouldn't be Bai Suzhen.

From the beginning to the end, it was Bai Suzhen who was still awake.