Transmigrated into Substitute Bride 'Fu Lang'

Standing there, Chen Xing looked at Zhou Qing who didn't dare to look directly at the person who came, and gave a soft snort in his heart. He felt that the people who did evil together with Zhou Qing were brought to the hall by the magistrate, and he shouldn't be able to continue to deny it. up.

Gu Lang who was standing next to him heard Chen Xing's humming, turned his head and glanced at him, seeing his indignant appearance, felt that his appearance was a bit cute, smiled lightly, and stretched out his hand to touch him head.

Chen Xing felt Gu Lang's movement, and his anger paused for a moment, and he subconsciously rubbed against his hand that was touching him.After he finished rubbing, and followed Gu Lang's stroking of his head with increasing intensity, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses and remembered what he had just done, and his face slowly turned red.

The people nearby who happened to see this scene immediately looked away, and they all made a look of looking at their eyes, nose, nose, nose, and heart, as if they hadn't seen anything.

"Zhou Qing, do you recognize this person in front of you?" The county magistrate pointed at Huang Yao, who was being pinned down by the officials, and looked extremely shy at this moment, and asked Zhou Qing who was kneeling on the ground.

The moment Zhou Qing saw Huang Yao appearing, he was already in a state of confusion, but when he heard the county magistrate's question, he was even more taken aback.

Zhou Qing first looked up at the magistrate on the high platform, and then at Huang Yao, who was suffering from some kind of torture. He still gritted his teeth and admitted, "Yes, my lord, I know him."

After hearing his words, the county magistrate's expression became more serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Then do you know why I summoned him to the court?"

Zhou Qing's eyes became more and more erratic, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead, but he still refused to admit it, "My lord, I don't know."

"Okay, I don't know." The county magistrate's tone was a little angry, and he looked at Zhou Qing with unkind eyes, "Then I will tell you that he was accused of conspiring with you to frame Chen You are the little owner of a restaurant, that's why I was invited here by the official. Now this crime, do you admit it or not?"

When Zhou Qing heard the county magistrate say this, he first glared at the man who was suppressed by the officials, then turned his head to look at the county magistrate above him, took two steps on his knees, and loudly defended himself, "My lord, I am not, I am not. "

Seeing that Zhou Qing was still arguing at this level, the county magistrate was furious, slapped the gavel in his hand, and yelled at the man kneeling below: "You still don't admit it?"

The muffled sound of the gavel seemed to hit Zhou Qing's heart, which shocked him all over, and he wanted to admit it for a moment, but soon he thought of his uncle's advice when he left.No, he can't admit it, if he admits it, he's done.He still has plenty of time to squander, and he can't be sent to jail.

So, Zhou Qing, with his bloodstained face, took a few steps forward, looked at the county magistrate above and shouted: "My lord, I did not do those things, nor did I join forces with them, it was they who partnered to frame Me, they are jealous of my life, so they framed me in order to gain some benefits, and I hope your lord will find out!"

At the beginning, Zhou Qing's words were a little guilty, but as the shouting continued, his voice became a little more miserable. If someone who didn't know heard it, he might feel that he was wronged, so he said it at this time. Behaving so sadly and indignantly.

Chen Xing, who knew what Zhou Qing had done next to him, looked at Zhou Qing's appearance, and his mood, which had just been comforted by Gu Lang, became extremely angry again. He clenched his fists tightly, feeling like he wanted to punch Zhou Qing in the face. impulse.He couldn't even understand why the man in front of him could continue to lie at this point.

Just when Chen Xing was about to rush up to confront Zhou Qing, the county magistrate above spoke again. He first glanced at Zhou Qing indifferently, then turned his gaze to Huang Yao who was restrained by the officials, and said sharply:

"He said he knew you, but he didn't admit what he did with you. If what he said is true, then you did it after you did it and blamed him. If this is the case, you are not only Before planning to frame Chen's small restaurant, and then vainly trying to blame others, the original crime should be punished, but now the crime is added to the crime, and the punishment is doubled!"

As soon as the magistrate's words fell, he didn't react much since he was brought out. Huang Yao, who seemed to have accepted his fate, immediately became agitated. He first looked at the magistrate above in a panic, and looked at him excitedly, wanting to explain.

"My lord, it's not my lord, everything I said is true, and I have absolutely no falsehood!"

However, the magistrate did not listen to his explanation, instead he said with a blank face: "Since you are not lying, then what is the matter with Zhou Qing's refutation? The two of you are saying the opposite, how can I judge which of you is the one who speaks the truth?" it is true?!"

Huang Yao was mentioned by the magistrate, and then suddenly remembered that the magistrate didn't believe what she said because Zhou Qing didn't admit what he had done.The reason they gathered around Zhou Qing was to gain some benefits from him, and it was the same with Chen's restaurant this time. Now that the Dong Chuang incident happened, he naturally had no reason to take the blame alone.

Huang Yao thought clearly, looking at the man kneeling with grievances written all over his face not far away, he suddenly broke free from the restraints of the surrounding officials, and threw himself in front of Zhou Qing. The corner of his mouth was bleeding, and then he reached out and grabbed his collar, and shouted at him angrily:

"Obviously we did it together, why don't you admit it, why don't you admit it? Even if you admit it, it doesn't matter, your uncle will settle it for you."

Huang Yao grabbed Zhou Qing's collar and shook it vigorously back and forth, making Zhou Qing look like he was about to be out of breath.

Zhou Qing desperately wanted to push Huang Yao's hand off his collar, but failed repeatedly because he couldn't resist Huang Yao who was in a mad state.

It wasn't until the officer next to him saw that Zhou Qing was about to be strangled to death that he stepped forward and pulled the inseparable two away.

Zhou Qing, who was free, desperately breathed the hard-won air, and even coughed because he was breathing too eagerly.

Huang Yao, who was caught not far away, was still roaring at Zhou Qing, shouting loudly: "Admit it! Why don't you admit it? It's obviously what you and I did together. Why don't you admit it?!"

At this time, Zhou Qing was unable to respond to Huang Yao's words. After the wave of Widow Xu just now, and now he was ravaged by Huang Yao again, he now collapsed, half lying on the ground limply, his whole body Man is like a puddle of mud.

Gu Lang looked at the scene in the hall with cold eyes, and finally seemed to have had enough of the farce, took a step forward and stood up, and said loudly under the suspicious eyes of everyone:

"My lord, Mr. Zhou still doesn't admit it, but we still haven't invited a witness. Why don't we wait for the official to invite the last witness, and listen to what he has to say, and then we can verify whether what Mr. Zhou said is true or not. Is it true?"

"Yes, you are absolutely right!" The magistrate who was still angry at first heard Gu Lang's remarks, and immediately showed a happy expression on his face. He nodded in agreement, and then turned his eyes to the ground and collapsed. The man who was standing continued:

"Wait for the last witness to come over. If he says the same thing, it will prove that what you just said is sophistry. This judge will definitely punish you severely and make others innocent!"

Zhou Qing, who had already been limp, heard the words of the magistrate, and his heart immediately became aroused again. He quickly calculated in his heart, who else could come to accuse him, and how should he refute.

Just when Zhou Qing was in doubt, there was a loud noise from the direction of the yamen's gate, and then a man with a round belly and wearing brocade clothes was pushed in.

The man knelt on the ground as soon as he came in, looked at the lord above him, and said with a sad face: "My lord, my lord?!"

The county magistrate looked at the middle-aged man, and said in a cold tone: "The person here is the shopkeeper of Chen Ji grocery store, Zhong Jian."

"Yes, I am." The man's heart skipped a beat when he heard the magistrate read out his name, but he still managed to answer.

"Do you know why the official asked someone to invite you here?" The county magistrate had lost a lot of patience by Zhou Qing's attitude of not admitting to death just now, and his tone of speech was not very good at this time.

When the shopkeeper heard the words of the magistrate, his heart jumped wildly, and the thing he promised to do some time ago flashed wildly in his mind, but thinking of the consequences of what he said, he shut his mouth tightly again.

The county magistrate looked at him and felt a little decisive in his heart. He pointed to Zhou Qing beside him and said, "Then do you know him?"

The shopkeeper looked in the direction pointed by the magistrate, and saw at a glance the people who hadn't recognized him because he was too nervous after coming in, and Zhou Qing was too embarrassed.

The shopkeeper looked at the embarrassed Zhou Qing, opened his mouth, and finally admitted helplessly: "I know him."

As soon as the shopkeeper's voice fell, there was a "bang" sound next to him. Zhou Qing and the shopkeeper turned their heads to look at the same time, only to see a package scattered on the ground, and the dry goods exposed in it could be seen.An official next to him put down a small bundle and gently opened it to reveal the contents for everyone to see.If you take a closer look, you can see the same dried seafood inside.

Zhou Qing's heart was beating wildly, and he looked away after just one glance.

"Do you recognize the things in this package? I warn you, this officer has no patience. If you don't tell the truth. If it proves that you have perjured yourself in the future, this officer will definitely punish you severely."

There was only one thought in Zhou Qing's mind, and that was that he was going to die soon.

Sure enough, after the magistrate's voice fell, he heard the shopkeeper next to him yelling: "My lord, it's none of my business. Zhou Qing threatened me to do everything, and he was going to frame the little boss of the restaurant." It was his idea to let me do these things. It is his idea to poison the dry goods. It really has nothing to do with me. I have no grievances with the owner of the restaurant. How could I do these things! The grassroots are fair!"

The shopkeeper's rough and loud voice echoed in the hall, even shouted and cried, talking about how he was persecuted, and finally boarded the pirate ship as a last resort, making everyone who heard it frowned , Looking at his expression, he became dissatisfied.If a young woman cries like this, others will feel sorry for her, but it's a pity that an old man cries like this, it's really a bit eye-catching.

In the end, the county magistrate couldn't stand it anymore, patted the gavel in his hand, and said loudly, "Quiet!"

All of a sudden, the field became extremely quiet, and they all looked up to the county magistrate, waiting to hear what he would say next.

The county magistrate looked at the quiet crowd with satisfaction, and finally looked at Zhou Qing who was kneeling on the ground, and his tone became a little impatient, "Zhou Qing, what else do you want to say, do you think they accused you? of these?"

The moment he saw Shopkeeper Zhong, Zhou Qing had a faint feeling that he was going to be finished, and after seeing the two packages, he was even more desperate.

Facing so many people's accusations now, Zhou Qing could no longer think of refuting, so he could only lower his head and say, "I admit it. It's just that I have done so many things just to give those ignorant people a compliment." It’s just a lesson for the restaurant owner, I really don’t mean anything else.”

The magistrate of the county saw Zhou Qing who was still arguing at such a time, and the expression on his face immediately became extremely angry. He threw the wooden sign in his direction and scolded:

"Up to now, you are still quibbling. Zhou Qing, because you have lied to this officer several times today, this officer can directly punish you for a crime of disrespect and aggravate your criminal law!"

Zhou Qing was hit by the wooden sign, and when he heard the angry voice of the magistrate, he didn't dare to say a word.

The county magistrate looked at him coweringly, as if he had vented his anger just now, he snorted heavily, straightened his official uniform, sat upright, and said to the crowd below : "The matter has now come to light, and the official has now made a decision."

After finishing speaking, the county magistrate glanced at the crowd below. Kneeling in the middle was the main criminal Zhou Qing, the accomplices Widow Xu/Treasurer Zhong/Huang Yao and others, and beside them were Chen Xing and the others who were glaring at them.

The magistrate coughed and looked away, fixed his eyes on the people in the middle, and said: "Zhou Qing is the mastermind of this matter, although no casualties were caused, but the circumstances are bad, and the interrogation process has been going on all the time." The unrepentant want to deny it, so I sentence you to work in the labor market for three years as a punishment!"

After the magistrate finished speaking, Chen Xing below still remembered Xiao Hua's grudge, looked at Zhou Qing below and muttered in a low voice: "Why are there no casualties, Xiao Hua in their shop died!"

"My lord, my lord, I know I'm wrong, I really know I'm wrong, please forgive me again!" Zhou Qing cried out immediately after hearing his punishment, his voice was full of despair .

Looking at Zhou Qing's desperate expression, Chen Xing swallowed back his thoughts just now.After all, it seemed that the punishment given to him by the magistrate was enough for Zhou Qing, so it was better for him not to make trouble for the magistrate at will.

"Widow Xu, as someone else's wife, not only failed to properly place her husband's body after his death, but instead used the body for her own benefit. It is extremely vicious. Sentencing you to a women's prison for one year of repentance is your punishment. But because you are still a widow, you are allowed to be punished after finishing your husband's funeral."

"Huang Yao, as Zhou Qing's accomplice, not only conspired with him to frame the boss of the Chen family, but also provided a lot of help in the subsequent actions. It is really abominable. You are punished to work in the labor field like Zhou Qing, but read Since you are only an accomplice, you are one year less than Zhou Qing, and you will serve two years in prison."

"Zhong Jian, as the shopkeeper of a shop, you are greedy for profit and take advantage of the convenience of your location to provide Zhou Qing and others with poisoned dry goods. It is really morally corrupt. I sentence you to go with Zhou Qing and Huang Yao Two years in prison in the labor field."

In the end, the county magistrate looked at the few people below who started to defend himself frantically after he finished speaking, slapped the gavel in his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Take the prisoner down, and escort him there some day!"

"Yes!" The officials were ordered to go forward to pull the few people who had been crying for grievances after hearing the verdict, and dragged them down.Among them, Zhou Qing, who struggled the most, even accidentally fell while being pulled down, then fell to the ground, knocked off his two front teeth, and was pulled down with blood all over his face .

Looking at him, Chen Xing suddenly felt a pain in his mouth, and covered his mouth with his hand.

Gu Lang next to him watched his performance, stretched out his hand to gently pinch the tips of his ears, and when he looked at him in surprise, smiled slightly at him, and said softly: "Don't look. "

Chen Xing stared at Gu Lang with a pair of black grape-like eyes, nodded fiercely after hearing what he said, and returned him a smiling face, "En."

Just when the two looked at each other, and the atmosphere was very warm, they suddenly heard a cough from above, and the two subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the magistrate looking at them helplessly, There was also a bit of sarcasm in his eyes.

Chen Xing blushed when the magistrate looked at him, and quietly hid behind Gu Lang, while Gu Lang stepped forward, standing in front of Chen Xing generously, facing the joking magistrate above Sending him a look, he said helplessly, "My lord!"

The county magistrate was stimulated by Gu Lang's calm gaze, and coughed all of a sudden, when he finally stopped coughing, he looked at Gu Lang with a more embarrassing expression, "That, um. "

After the county magistrate said this, Xu felt that he, a county magistrate, was actually afraid of a scholar. Even though this scholar was mostly pretending, he was still a little bit tough.

The county magistrate straightened his back, looked at the people below and cleared his throat, and said in a deep voice: "Since the matter has been resolved, everyone should go back and rest early! As for what Zhou Qing and the others did, I will ask the master to post a post tomorrow. Go out and tell the people what they have done."

After the magistrate finished speaking, he subconsciously glanced at Gu Lang, wanting to see his reaction.Looking at it, Gu Lang was frowning and looking at himself, as if he didn't quite agree with his arrangement.

Gu Lang was indeed not very satisfied. Most of the people were illiterate, and they liked to spread rumors. If it was only spread in the form of documents, it would take a long time to rectify their names, and it might not even be effective.If this was his own shop, he wouldn't think there was any problem, and even felt that these rumors that were true and false would be helpful to his future plans, but...

Gu Lang turned his head to look at Chen Xing who was still hiding behind him at this time, looked at his exposed half of his hair, and sighed softly, but this was Chen Xing's shop.Chen Xing had seen all the hard work Chen Xing had put into this store during that time, and he was not willing to destroy his hard work.So, he stood forward with a posture that didn't fit his identity, and bowed to the county magistrate above.

Seeing Gu Lang's frowning, the magistrate was startled, and thought about his arrangements. He really didn't know that he hadn't made any arrangements. Just when he was about to open his mouth to ask, he saw Gu Lang below. He saluted in his direction, and said to him, "My lord, the student has one more request."

Seeing the man's movements, the county magistrate shivered for a moment, hesitated and replied, "Say it."

Gu Lang raised his eyes and looked directly at the man in front of him, and said directly: "Student hopes that when the adults send people to post the notice, they can let the people explain the contents of the notice to the common people. If the common people ask , and be able to explain the cause and effect to them.”

The county magistrate who originally thought that Gu Lang would make a big request, immediately breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Gu Lang finish his request, and then said with a smile: "Of course there is no problem with this. When posting the notice, the official will send Master is also going there, you can rest assured!"

"Trouble the magistrate." Gu Lang said politely to the magistrate.

The magistrate hastily waved his hand and said repeatedly: "No trouble, no trouble."

Chen Xing, who was a little afraid of the magistrate, laughed softly when he saw the magistrate's actions.

The magistrate of the county also seemed to think that this behavior was too out of line with his image. He coughed lightly, then sat up straight, and returned to his solemn expression, "Okay, it's getting late, everyone should return as soon as possible." Home."

"Yes." Everyone in the hall bowed to the magistrate, and then left the yamen one after another.

When Chen Xing and the others left the yamen gate and looked at the bright moon hanging high outside, he suddenly felt that they had stayed inside for so long.His exclamation only surfaced for a moment, and then he turned his head to look at the people who came with him, and said loudly: "Everyone is tired today, everyone will rest tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and I will give you big red envelopes when I go back."

Everyone was excited when they heard this, and they left after shouting.

Looking back on Lang's journey, because Qiu Jiu said he was going to talk to Qiu Shi, Gu Lang and Chen Xing were the only ones left.

The two walked side by side on the quiet street, and occasionally one or two pedestrians would pass by.As they walked, the two gradually held hands together.

The moment he was held, Chen Xing trembled all over, then turned to look at the man next to him, saw his handsome side face was extraordinarily perfect under the moonlight, and quietly squeezed his hand tightly.

"Let's go back and soak in grapefruit water, shall we? I heard that bad luck won't follow the unlucky people after soaking in it."

"it is good."

"How much red envelope do you think I should give them? They followed me in fear all day today."

"How about half a month's monthly money?"

"Well, I think it's okay, after all, they have also suffered during this time."