With the blessing of "Little Highness"'s personal participation in it, the news that the case of "unscrupulous shopkeepers stealing treasures and reselling them" was about to be tried in Government Office quickly spread within Wind Brocade Commandery.
When Jiang Yingcheng and his party arrived at Government Office, the door was already filled with people who came to watch the excitement.
When things have developed to this point, whether the "unscrupulous shopkeeper" is guilty or not, and whether the "innocent woman" can recover the treasure seems not to be that important anymore. The curious eyes of Government Office in front of the door widened. They watched the luxurious Carriage stop in front of the door, and watched Prefect, who had been waiting in front of the door, greet him with special respect.
Then--
"Huh?"
"This little doll..."
The person who spoke reached out and pushed the person walking beside him twice. After their eyes met, they all thought of the same scene -
"We/We have met before!"
Today's matter involved shops, and most of the people who crowded into the front row were shopkeepers. Almost at the same time, similar voices rang out from all over the crowd.
"I've seen it too!"
"That's right! This little doll just visited my store two days ago. Oh my god, is she actually Little Highness?!"
"I own Pastries shop, and I just saw it two days ago!"
"I sell sugar water! Little Highness also visited my shop!!"
"I'm selling Candy--"
If you listen carefully, it's all just snacks.
Jiang Yingcheng raised his hand and covered his face in embarrassment: [Um...]
[Stop saying wuwuwu, stop saying wuwuwu--]
The surrounding environment was noisy and chaotic, and she didn't have to hear these sounds, but there was an "annoying" Lifeng brother who kept repeating these sounds in her ears, regardless of whether Wind Brocade Commandery Prefect Zou Cailiang who was leading the way could hear them, or whether she wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in.
The road to Government Office seems very long due to embarrassment, but fortunately it is not completely endless.
Zou Cailiang has set up a set of tables and chairs next to Court Desk. The table top is covered with various Pastries, and Grand Tutor's Chair is also carefully covered with soft cushions.
After settling Prince of Nanyang's Residence's little Prince and Your Majesty's favorite Little Princess, he sat back down on Court Desk and banged the gavel with a "pop--" sound.
"Bring those two people up!"
The two parties who had previously argued in the store were quickly brought up.
The woman who claimed to have lost her ancestral treasure looked to be about forty years old. Her clothes were well-dressed but showed obvious signs of age. She was good-looking but her skin was slightly rough. She looked very out of place.
The "unscrupulous shopkeeper" who had been scolded all the time had a fierce look on his face, and his face was flushed with anger. The two of them stood together. Before the government made a decision, the onlookers had already made a judgment in their hearts.
As soon as the woman entered the door, she knelt down in the direction of Jiang Lifeng and kept begging. "Your Highness! Please make the decision for the common woman! The common woman's husband's family is in decline, and now she has to struggle to survive. Even so, our husband and wife have never thought of selling the treasure handed down from our ancestors, but, the treasure disappeared two days ago!"
"A civilian woman knows very well that reporting to the official without any clues will only cause trouble to the adults, so she has always been secretly searching for treasures in private." The woman pointed to the shop next to her, and her voice suddenly became louder, "Today, a civilian woman finally found the lost treasure in this man's shop!"
Then, she leaned down, kowtowed heavily on the ground three times, and repeated, "Your Highness, please make decisions for civilian women!"
Wind Brocade Commandery Prefect Zou Cailiang's expression froze.
Before he could feel angry about the woman's blatant disregard for him in the lobby, a few keywords were extracted in his mind - "ancestral treasure", "missing", "lost".
Zou Cailiang turned his head numbly and subconsciously glanced at the little guy's waist.
The jade Thumb Ring was just like the first time I saw it. It was tightly wrapped with a Red Cord several times and hung on the little guy's waist. Its green color was obviously very low-key and luxurious, but it almost burned his eyes.
My heart roared like crazy--
That belongs to his Zou family! That Thumb Ring is a treasure passed down from generation to generation in his Zou family!!
Jiang Yingcheng felt the burning gaze coming from the side, and turned his head slightly with a slightly embarrassed expression. He raised his hand and pulled down the hem of his clothes twice more.
She didn't feel it when she provoked the bad guy Magistrate, but now that the matter was brought up again in this way, she felt uncomfortable everywhere in her body.
The entire Government Office atmosphere fell into silence for a short time.
After a while, Zou Cailiang accumulated enough anger due to the grievance he felt, and he couldn't help but glare at the store owner. "Can you plead guilty?!"
As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the entire lobby became much weirder. A deathly silence spread silently. Even the Jiang Lifeng people who were in the mood of watching a show turned their heads and glanced at Zou Cailiang with toothache on their faces.
They suspected that Prefect contained private goods, but there was no evidence...
The people watching outside did not include Reason, who was watching the show inside. Soon, because of the woman's too sincere cry and the words of Zou Cailiang, the great master of Qingtian, they launched an accusation against the "unscrupulous shop owner".
"Black shop!"
"You even stole other people's heirlooms, why do you still need to show your dignity?!"
"Give it back to her! Give her back the baby quickly!!"
Amidst the continuous shouting and cursing, the face of the "unscrupulous shopkeeper" Xu Qi became visibly redder.
"Sir!" He defended loudly, "Commoner The treasures in the store were all purchased through legitimate channels. I have never stolen any items from the hands of the villagers. I hope Your Highness and Your Excellency will tell you clearly!"
The high-pitched voice of defense successfully recalled Reason from Zou Cailiang. He covered his lips and coughed lightly, saying, "Then tell me, where did you get this treasure?!"
The centerpiece of this incident is a bottle of Bluish-White Jade Rectangular Ding. The body of the tripod is engraved with a pair of Phoenix Pattern. The texture of the entire rectangular tripod is clear and the decoration is vivid. Although the specific name cannot be seen, a certain nobility can be seen.
The corner of Xu Qi's lips turned bitter. "Sir, this tripod was delivered by a mysterious person at night two days ago. Commoner was about to close the store when the man suddenly squeezed in and said he had a treasure he was anxious to get rid of. Commoner saw that this jade tripod was quite exquisite and the price offered by that person was not high, so he accepted it on the spot."
The implication is that there is no human witness or physical evidence, only he himself knows how innocent he is.
The entire Government Office atmosphere was once again ignited by these words, and the crowd's indignant condemnation was actually louder than before.
Even the Jiang Lifeng people who were temporarily invited here looked over with suspicion.
"Hey--this guy..." At first glance, he doesn't look like a good person.
This feeling was especially strong when there was a crying woman kneeling next to him.
Several people looked at each other in tacit understanding, their eyes shining brightly--
He is guilty!
[Ah...]
After being quiet for a long time, Jiang Yingcheng, who finally understood the truth from the information given by 007, let out a long sigh--
[This unlucky Uncle turned out to be a trap!]
Jiang Lifeng:"..."
Ying Sinan:"..."