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Chapter 68 About Whipping Junior Sister
"I... I didn't steal it, a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

Under the eyes of everyone, Liu Zilin seemed to have swallowed a cold lump, and his heart was cold. He hastily denied it, and looked around, as if he was eager to seek help.

It's a pity that the gloomy Young Patriarch of the Liu family behind the crowd is also helpless at the moment.

"Misunderstanding? You bought an orchid from Yuanminglou with my Ye Mingzhu. It is written in black and white. The market bond contract is here. The size and appearance of the Ye Mingzhu are all correct. Boss Zhu, the pawnshop shopkeeper, and the city magistrates also agreed. They are all here, and you can testify that this bead is genuine, so you tell me that there is a misunderstanding?"

The young county magistrate was slightly puzzled and thought for a while, then he seemed to have suddenly realized and raised his head and said:
"So you mean to say that this officer stole your Ye Mingzhu a month ago, took it to a pawn shop, found that it couldn't be sold, then kindly found out, and quietly sent it back to you, without you noticing the whole process , bought Orchid with Ye Mingzhu a few days ago? Is that what you mean?"

"..."

Liu Zilin really wanted to say "yes", but...

"Hahaha……"

Laughter resounded on Shengtang Street, which was originally in a serious atmosphere, and they tried their best to suppress it.

Even a girl from the Xie family with reddish eyes who was in a daze couldn't help laughing, and then flattened the corners of her lips, staring at the calm and calm senior brother who was full of witty words.

Obviously, no one would really believe this joke.

Liu Zilin was momentarily at a loss for words.

Ouyang Rong continued to sigh and asked:

"Then what do you mean by misunderstanding? Is my Ye Mingzhu's long legs running into your pocket?"

"me……"

Liu Zilin, who was drenched in cold sweat, was still in a state of blank mind up to this moment, and this unexpected change of Ye Mingzhu directly confused him.

This is actually not his fault.

Originally his plan was simple and effective:
Privately threatening Yingniang to cooperate with Luo Er, the former tricked Xie Lingjiang to take out the corresponding property and hand it over to the intermediary Luo Er to buy Yingniang from Yuanminglou.

Xie Lingjiang should check the bond contract at this stage in person, so it cannot be faked.

In the second stage, Luo Er took Yingniang to the City Commander to cancel the contract of prostitution, and they could choose a day when Xie Lingjiang was busy, and the two of them went alone.

There is a lot of room for maneuvering here, directly from "cancelling the deed of selling one's body" to stealing and exchanging posts, transferring Yingniang to Liu Zilin, and letting Xie Lingjiang, who was kept in the dark, lead her back.

This should also be the time when Xie Lingjiang relaxed his vigilance the most, otherwise if she didn't trust Yingniang, she wouldn't have handed over Ye Mingzhu to redeem her.

But Liu Zilin never expected that the problem would be the damned Ye Mingzhu, which is also the most irreplaceable contract item.

Because Xie Lingjiang is not a fool, she just believes too much in the weak who are bullied, but she will definitely care about and review the process and contract of Luo Er's redemption of Ying Niang in the first stage.

But who would have thought that a majestic daughter of the Xie family would have no extra belongings, only a night pearl left on her body!

And it happened to be given by the county magistrate brother... No, why are you so casually giving things that they gave you!
Liu Zilin was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

However, the death of a certain unlucky third young master of the Liu family would never have been guessed. At that time, Xie Lingjiang was finishing up a fight with his senior brother.

Because of letting go of the food price issue and being in a semi-cold war state, he mistakenly believed that his senior brother didn't care about the people, so he went to Yuanming Building to find Yingniang in a fit of anger, and then took out Ye Mingzhu to redeem her without much hesitation...

Behind the case table, Ouyang Rong didn't go to see Liu Zilin, who couldn't argue with anything, and directly asked Diao Xiancheng, who was surprised by eating melons next to him:
"Master Diao, stealing other people's property like this and using it to buy slaves, does the bond contract take effect?"

"Reporting to the Ming Palace is naturally not counted. The slaves should be returned to their original owners." Diao County Prime Minister thought for a while and said: "This Hu Ji Yingniang should still belong to Yuanming Building."

Ouyang Rong nodded, and then asked the old city order: "In the bond contract, what is the price for Ye Mingzhu to replace Hu Ji?"

The latter replied respectfully: "21 rounds."

Ouyang Rong nodded, and settled the account very thoughtfully:

"Far more than ten guan, and stealing official wealth, he should have the word 'thief' tattooed on his face, and be sentenced to three thousand miles of exile. The south of the Lingnan is too close, so he should be expelled to the north of Liaodong."

Liu Zilin was terrified when he heard this, knelt down, sweating profusely, and said, "Your magistrate is wronged! I didn't steal, my family has no shortage of property, how could I steal!"

He hurriedly took out a small bag of gold and silver treasures from his sleeve, and poured them on the bluestone floor tiles with trembling hands.

Ouyang Rong looked around and sighed to everyone:

"Stealing things from me with such money seems to be a stealing addiction. I don't know how many of the treasures on the ground are stolen."

The crowd laughed.

"!!!" Liu Zilin.

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyelids, glanced at him, pointed at the people on the field and said:
"My officer and everyone have seen it. It is the witnesses and physical evidence that Young Master Liu himself found. They all prove that you asked Luo Er to take Ye Mingzhu to Yuanming Tower to redeem people. Since you said that you did not steal Ye Mingzhu, then take out Ye Mingzhu and give it to Luo Er." Who is it?"

Without raising his eyelids, he said slowly:
"Then, can I think so? Miss Xie's words are the truth. She gave Ye Mingzhu and she redeemed the man, and you and Luo Er have been contemptuous of the court and falsely accusing your lover the whole time!"

Liu Zilin's bloodshot eyeballs swayed from side to side, with a hesitant expression on his face.

The young county magistrate immediately raised the gavel, wanting to make a decision, without giving him time to think, nor giving him a third option:

"Quickly tell me, is it stealing official property, or is it falsely accusing my lover!"

Seeing that he was about to come to a conclusion, Liu Zilin gritted his teeth anxiously and said, "Stealing... stealing official property!"

Stealing official property, at most, getting a face tattoo or imprisonment, and you can find an opportunity to pay for it, especially imprisonment...that is, imprisonment, and you can also buy it to expiate the crime;

But defrauding the government and framing your beloved will lead to decapitation instead!

We can only choose the lesser of two evils.

Ouyang Rong nodded, and quickly convicted: "Okay. That's an admission of stealing official property,"

Liu Zilin was stunned for a moment, vaguely feeling that the confession was too fast, and he didn't have time to quibble, such as whether Ye Mingzhu picked it up, the reason seems fake but it seems to be able to fool... Ma De, how come there is a sense of being fooled!
It's just that he didn't care about turning back at the moment, and immediately made a lame excuse:

"No...but it wasn't the Caomin who stole it, yes, yes, it was him! He stole it and forced it to the Caomin."

Liu Zilin pointed anxiously.

A puffy young man with a shrinking head suddenly stood still.

"No villain, no villain..."

Luo Er swung his hands wildly, shook his head and face, but the ferocious gaze of Liu Zilin, who had his back to Ouyang Rong, made him shiver and shut up.

Under the playful gaze of the young county magistrate, Liu Zilin brought Luo Er to his side, pointed at him and loudly "exposed".

The latter pursed his mouth, but couldn't speak, as if he was captured by some kind of lust, his fat face was flushed red.

But in the end, he could only bow his head and plead guilty under the wink of Liu Zilin. Luo Er could only have the last illusion, hoping that after the conviction, the Liu family could use money to redeem him, or make friends with him during his exile...

Witnessed this scene of human ugliness.

County magistrates such as Diaoxian Cheng, Yan Tukuai, etc., as well as grain merchants such as Wang Caozhi, Ma Treasurer, and Wu Bo, and country gentry, most of them had complicated eyes, smiling or disdainful.

The other onlookers are not fools either. Seeing this case here, it is not clear what the general truth is.

The young county magistrate gave a soft snort, and finally, he turned his head to look at the owner of Yuanminglou:

"Boss Zhu, Hu Ji belongs to Yuanming Building, and was taken back to stay overnight without permission. It's up to you to decide how to deal with it."

Boss Zhu glanced at a silent girl, and he smiled naively: "I'm a businessman, just give me double the overnight money, it's a trivial matter."

The young county magistrate who was betrayed nodded, then shook his head.

Immediately, he drew lots and threw it out, stood up and announced:
"The court decree made it clear...the criminal Luo Er stole precious jewels, was tied to official wealth, had the tattooed 'thief' engraved on his face, was sentenced to exile for three thousand miles, exiled to the north of Liaodong, and served three years of hard labor.

"Accomplice Liu Zilin, who concealed his crimes and did not report them, embezzled stolen money, and boldly ranted in court, was punished with two punishments, seventy rods, and two years in prison.

"Ms. Xie, a daughter of the people's family, hid Orchid privately for the night, and flouted the king's law with sharp swords in the court. She was ordered to return Orchid, fined ten silver coins, and fined seventy times!
"Each end the case, this sentence!"

Bang-!
Ouyang Rong slapped the table to make a conclusion, and the verdict closed the case.

The audience fell silent.

All the grain merchants and squires looked slightly surprised.

As long as you are not blind, you can see the background of this case. Luo Er and Liu Zilin, who almost beat them up, deserve this punishment.

But the young county magistrate is so harsh on the junior sister, which is very surprising, but when you think about it carefully...it is also fair.

Many people sighed softly, looking at the koan under the afternoon sun with admiration.

I don't know who took the lead, but there was a tacit applause from the crowd of onlookers on Luming Street.

The three people who are being punished now have mixed reactions.

Luo Er cried for his father and mother, hugged Liu Zilin's leg, shouted for help, and begged for a redemption and a reduced sentence.

Liu Zilin kicked the puffy young man away with disgust and disgust, and didn't bother to pay attention.

The third young master of the Liu family couldn't help but start to tremble, not because he could spend money to seek a reduced sentence, but because of the next... seventy rods, this bitter fruit seems to be impossible to escape.

Staff punishment is to hit the buttocks, back, and legs with an interrogation stick... As for the punishment of flogging, it is slightly lighter, and the back is beaten with bamboo boards and thorns.

Seventy sticks!Liu Zilin couldn't help tightening his chrysanthemum, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the elder brother behind the crowd, but the latter turned around with an ugly face and was about to leave.

Yan Liulang frowned and waved his hands, and asked his subordinates to push down the puffy young man who collapsed on the ground in remorse.

Exile for three thousand miles is not a joke, it is just a little better than the death penalty. Three thousand miles does not mean three thousand miles, but exile for a very long distance, but unless you are lucky, you will die on the road The rate is extremely high... almost never coming back.

After the young county magistrate made the verdict, Yan Liulang and other fast-track yamen servants were required to execute the cane and flogging punishment immediately in court.

It's okay to let his subordinates beat Liu Zilin with a stick, but Yan Liulang and others looked a little embarrassed when facing Xie Lingjiang.

"Thank you for offending me..."

Xie Lingjiang silently shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

The executive officers still turned their heads to look at Ouyang Rong, but Ouyang Rong didn't look at them, nor did he look at Xie Lingjiang.

"Execute quickly!"

Seeing that the headhunter in blue was still hesitant, the young county magistrate who stood with his hands behind his back continued to urge with a straight face:
"If you are physically inconvenient, or if you are short of manpower, then I will draw it myself."

Unexpectedly, Yan Liulang and a group of arresting officers immediately nodded in agreement and handed over their hands to the Shangguan.

"..." Ouyang Rong.

"I'll come, I'll come."

The next second, the young county magistrate snorted coldly, walked down the steps, took a thorn, and came to the little junior sister with her hands down and her eyebrows down.

"Trouble senior brother...don't show mercy."

"Just know, turn your back." He said, staring down at the floor tiles.

The noble daughter of the Xie family turned around obediently, facing the crowd, and her back to her senior brother.

The back of Ouyang Rong's hand trembled, but he still pulled it down hard...

Xie Lingjiang lowered his head to bear it, even though the snowy back covered under the silk clothes was covered with red marks of broken skin, he pursed his lips all the way, and his falling hair covered the expression on his pretty face, without saying a word.

Brother is really pumping.

She was a little happy.

Compared with the strange silence of the place where the young county magistrate personally executed the execution, only the sound of whips remained, Liu Zilin, who was on the other side with his buttocks on the board, was crying and crying... The two sides are in stark contrast.

Ouyang Rong noticed something was wrong.

What's the matter with the sound of a wooden fish ringing in my ears without even whipping a whip?

Is it the merit value given by the audience around, or the merit given by Liu Zilin next to him when he was beaten with a board, or... Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at the little junior sister in front of him.

Probably not...

In addition, apart from the sound of the wooden fish, Ouyang Rong found that it is also a technical job to use thin wattle sticks to whip seventy whips in a row, especially to avoid certain parts on the back. His face was flushed red, and his thin shoulders were trembling.

Seventy lashes, a lot of lashes, finally at the end, and the sound of the wooden fish in my ears disappeared in time...

A certain person was speechless, dropped his whip, wiped his sweat, and asked sternly:
"Do you still dare to draw your sword without thinking in the future?"

"No...don't dare anymore." She buried her face and whispered, "Don't dare again."

　Thank you "A Little Fluorescent" good brother for being cute!Stick to fencing! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)