The Imperial Concubine Just Wants To Be a Salted Fish Every Day

  Chapter 502 You are trying to force me to death!

  Today is the second day of the examination, and it is also the third day that the prince issued a military order.

  Zhao Xian, dressed in a uniform, got off his horse, looked up at the plaque of Donglai Building above, and gave an order.

"Arrests!"

  The Yulin guards rushed into the Donglai Building.

  The guests who had been dining were all startled by the group of officers and soldiers who suddenly broke in.

  Zhao Xian put his right hand on the handle of the knife with a solemn expression: "All irrelevant personnel get out."

  Most of the guests were frightened and **** off. A small number of guests tried to reason with Yulinwei, but when they saw Yulinwei pulling out their waist sabers, they immediately persuaded them and ran out one by one.

  In a blink of an eye, the entire Donglai Building was empty.

  The shopkeeper and the guys were caught out.

  The guys were so scared, only the shopkeeper remained calm.

  The shopkeeper bowed his hand to Zhao Xian, and said politely: "This general, why did you bring troops into the Donglai Building? Is there any misunderstanding here?"

  Zhao Xian said coldly: "No misunderstanding, you are the one we want to catch, come with us."

  The shopkeeper stood still: "General, this is at the feet of the emperor. Even if you are the court commander, you shouldn't arrest people for no reason, right?"

  Zhao Xian stared at him for a moment, then suddenly sneered.

"Do you want a reason? Okay, I arrested you because someone reported that you had a theft case. Someone once lost a book from you. As the treasurer here, you have to talk to us. Go back and help with the case."

  The shopkeeper's original calm expression suddenly became difficult to look after hearing this.

  He struggled to squeeze out a smile: "It's just a book, why should it be so exciting? It really doesn't work, you quote a price, and we will pay him Donglailou."

  Zhao Xian: "That's the book of the Ninth Young Master of the Qin Family. It's very precious. Can you afford it?"

  The pupils of the shopkeeper vibrated violently.

  He looked at Zhao Xian in disbelief, as if he didn’t understand why the other party could say such a thing?

  Zhao Xian turned around: "Take all the people away."

  The Yulin guards put them in shackles and pushed them out of the Donglai Building.

  There is a lot of noise here, nearby businesses and pedestrians passing by here are all attracted attention.

  A lot of people eating melons have gathered outside the Donglai Building.

  They ate melons and whispered.

  Zhao Xian didn't care about being watched at all, so he turned on his horse blankly and took the Yulin guards to the prison department.

  Although they are riding horses, they are not fast, and they were watched by many people along the way.

  When they arrived at the Criminal Division, almost half of the people in Shengjing City knew that the Donglai Tower had been confiscated by the government. As for the reason for the confiscated, it turned out to be a stolen book!

  This thing is really incredible.

   is just a book, how could the entire Donglai Building be confiscated? !

  In the torture room of the penalty officer.

  The shopkeeper in Donglailou was kneeled on the ground.

  His face was pale as paper, and his body was cold and sweaty.

  Dong Mingchun, Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry, sat on the head.

  He looked down at the people who were kneeling on the ground, and asked coldly, “Did there ever been an incident of theft at the poem meeting held by Qin Wen in Donglai Building three days ago?”

  The shopkeeper shook his head: "No."

  Dong Mingchun: "Lying, Qin Wen lost a book that day. He was very anxious. He even called you to ask if anyone had entered the private room where he was? How did you answer it at the time?"

  The shopkeeper kept shaking his head: "No, there is no such thing."

  Dong Mingchun ignored his denial and continued: “You said at the time that you saw a scholar who had entered that private room. You happened to know that scholar. His name was Li Ji.”

  When the shopkeeper heard the name Li Ji, his face became more and more ugly, and his body trembled.

  Even so, he shook his head: "I don't remember such a thing."

  Dong Mingchun: "Because of your identification, Qin Wen knew that Li Ji stole his book. On the next day, Li Ji was found dead at his residence."

  The shopkeeper can’t wait to cover his ears: "I really don’t know anything!"

  Dong Mingchun: "Even if you don't say anything, we already know the truth of the matter. Come here, let him sign it!"

  Immediately, an official came to the shopkeeper holding a pre-written confession.

  The shopkeeper saw the content of the confession, his eyes were full of panic, as if what he saw was not a confession, but a cannibal beast.

  He refused to sign or slap him alive, and yelled wronged!

  Dong Mingchun asked people to hold the shopkeeper, grabbed his hand, and forced him to press a bright red handprint on the confession.

  After pressing the handprint, the shopkeeper's emotions completely collapsed, and he burst into tears on the spot.

   "You are trying to force me to death!"

  Dong Mingchun took the confession and was quite satisfied. He glanced over the shopkeeper who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and smiled slightly, his tone unexpectedly kind.

   "Let's go, I'll let someone send you out."

   At his signal, the jailer untied the rope on the treasurer and helped him up.

  The shopkeeper was so overwhelmed by their attitude of making a 180-degree turn, and even the crying gradually stopped.

  Dong Mingchun said to an official next to him: "You send him back."

   "Here."

  The official personally sent the shopkeeper out of the prison secretary and asked him to get in his carriage.

  The shopkeeper tried to refuse, but the officials did not give him the opportunity to refuse, and signaled his servants to force him into the carriage.

  The carriage stopped at the entrance of Donglai Building.

  The people who had been watching the excitement around Donglai Building before have been gone.

  The official personally helped the shopkeeper to get out of the car, and said to him in a gentle manner.

"Your guys and cooks have also been put back. I am so offended today and disturbed your business. I am really sorry. But you can rest assured that the clues you provided this time are very useful. After you report it to the court, you will definitely be rewarded."

  The more the shopkeeper listens, the more wrong he is. When has he provided clues?

  He only said a few words from the beginning to the end in the prison department, and he didn't provide a clue!

  The official patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You continue to do your business, and when the reward comes later, I will send it to you personally."

  After saying this, the official sat in the carriage and left.

  Leave the shopkeeper alone, standing on the spot, his face full of bewilderment.

  Although everyone was put back, the shopkeeper was very disturbed, and he always felt that something bad would happen.

  He decided to take a day off and let the guys and cooks go home.

  The shopkeeper went back to his home.

  As soon as he entered the house, he was told by his wife that a guest was waiting for him in the study.

  He walked into the study and saw a tall and strong man in black sitting at the desk drinking tea.

  When the shopkeeper saw the other's face clearly, his face changed: "Why are you here?"

  (End of this chapter)