allonlinenovel Chapter 206 Why
Chapter 206 Why
This time when Shen Lingzhu went out, she changed back into women's clothes and packed a lot of things in her must-have backpack.
Chang Youzhuang stared at the colorful kitten on her backpack for a long time. "It's a nice design. The straps are wider than the ones I saw in the capital before."
"My second sister modified it, my nineteenth aunt drew the cat, and my eldest aunt made the bag.
If you want to give it to your sister-in-law, I'll draw a pattern for you and have it made." The fashion of the ancients was no less impressive than that of people hundreds of years later.
Shen Lingzhu saw some people carrying bags in the capital city. Not only were the colors bright, but the accessories were all made of gold and jade. They were extremely luxurious.
Unfortunately, Shun County is not prosperous, so she cannot organize her sisters to make bags and sell them.
Instead, I will let Uncle Qi expand his business in the capital and try out the embroidery shop.
While she was thinking this, Chang Youzhuang was already saying, "Master Shen's painting skills are among the best in the county. Thank you for your help. I will definitely draw a backpack pattern for you later.
Any amount of silver is enough." We can't let people work for nothing.
Shen Lingzhu smiled and shook his head: "You don't need to pay for the painting, the teacher has something for me to exchange.
If you want a finished product, you can pay some money and ask my sisters to make it."
"That's great. Can you draw a little rabbit?" When Chang Youzhuang was talking to her about various ideas, the car had already arrived at the teahouse.
Before getting off the car, Shen Lingzhu opened the window and looked at the county government office opposite, just in time to see Miao Sili being carried in.
She wanted to see more, but her view was blocked by the shadow wall. Even if she entered the private room on the second floor, she could not see the lobby because of the ceremonial door.
Fortunately, my uncle and brothers would broadcast the live broadcast every once in a while.
She took advantage of this time to find the most powerful lawyer Fang in her uncle's words to write the complaint, but Fang was a picky client and a wicked person, so no one would help her write the complaint.
When the money was paid, Attorney Fang refused to accept it and said, "Miss Shen, I have the honor to write a lawsuit for Mr. Shen. It is something worth boasting about.
I hope you can brag about this to others someday." Attorney Fang was very clever. Since the Shen family had also sued, clerk Miao probably wouldn't be able to turn the tables this time.
He did this business at the government office and had dealings with many lawyers and clerks in the city, so he knew more than the average person.
The current county council is quite impressed by Mr. Shen Wu's fearlessness of the powerful.
"Of course, if it is inconvenient to spread it outside, the student will keep it secret." Lawyer Fang could not see the change in Shen Lingzhu's expression. When he talked to the little girl, he always ignored the fact that she was a nine-year-old child.
Shen Lingzhu thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to tell the whole story. You can tell me when you hear good news.
Your writing is simple yet sharp. With such literary talent, why don't you stay here and strive to win the first prize in the autumn exam?"
She found that her family was training many people, but none of them could help her uncle. Seeing that this person was a talent, she wondered if he could become her aide.
Anyone who can call himself a student must at least have the title of scholar, and by calling himself so, he also regards himself as the spokesperson of his uncle.
Of course, I have to check his background and then talk to my uncle.
To cover up his hesitation, the lawyer chuckled, "Miss Shen could have spent her days leisurely in Beigou, but she's traveling so hard every day. Why?"
Shen Lingzhu: "I'm short of money."
"..." For the first time, the lawyer was speechless. Miss Shen did not hide anything at all.
Just as he was thinking about how to change the subject or say goodbye, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Chang Youzhuang grabbed the teacup and poured water down his mouth. "Xiao Zhuzi, the county magistrate wants to arrest Miao Sili. If anyone else has been bullied by him, please report it within three days."
When Attorney Fang heard this, a gleam flashed in his eyes and he looked at Shen Lingzhu.
"What crime? Soliciting lawsuits and demanding excessive amounts of money?" Shen Lingzhu had already guessed it; it was written on the evidence collected by her uncle.
Chang Youzhuang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, there is also a charge of taking interest beyond the law."
"Nine out and thirteen back?" The uncle did not provide any evidence for this, so it seemed that Miao Sili was not the only one who lent money at high interest rates.
After Chang Youzhuang nodded again, Shen Lingzhu picked up the complaint and asked, "Are you adjourning the court?"
"Not yet. We are summoning the relevant people."
"Since the county lord has spoken, we must join in this endeavor."
"What are you doing?" Chang Youzhuang came to his senses and she had already walked to the door.
Then he said, "Brother Youzhuang, I am following the orders of my uncle, so don't worry."
He turned around and bowed to the other lawyer: "Thank you very much, see you later."
"See you later." Lawyer Fang found it quite interesting that Mr. Shen Wu really raised his daughter as a boy, and it was not his son who came forward to file a complaint.
He wants to go over and see.
A moment later, Shen Lingzhu also stood in front of the drum of grievance and beat it hard.
County Magistrate Wang's eyebrows jumped when he heard this in the hall, and he signaled to his lawyer to see who was beating the drum again.
When Shen Lingzhu knelt in front of the hall with the petition in his hand, the county magistrate thought for a while and then slammed the gavel when he saw the lawyer nod to him.
"Who is kneeling in the hall, and what is the complaint?"
"I am a commoner from Shenquan Village, Shun County, Baozhou Prefecture, and my surname is Shen.
My great aunt, Mrs. Hu, is suing the criminal clerk Miao Qiang, who, disregarding imperial laws, confiscates my aunt's dowry and takes it for himself. This was the first time Shen Lingzhu had knelt before an outsider.
She felt a little uncomfortable. The ancient times were really not a place for human beings to live. Common people had to kneel down and kowtow when they met officials in formal occasions.
"The Shen family of Shenquanji, is it the Shen family that produced a Jinshi master?" Attorney Fang deliberately asked the people around him in the crowd.
Then someone recognized Shen Lingzhu, "Yes, she is the niece of Mr. Shen Jinshi, and she also sold me the bellows."
"Searching the house? Yes, yes, last year the county government sent people to search the house of the Jinshi master."
"Will the dowry not be confiscated when the house is confiscated?"
"No, let's hear what the higher-ups say." Uncle Huang said in the crowd, but Chang Youzhuang, who was standing behind him, listened carefully to what Shen Lingzhu in the hall was saying about certain laws and orders, under what circumstances a woman's dowry would not be copied.
After a while, Shen Lingzhu handed over a lot of evidence. Miao Sili's son, who was kneeling beside her, became angry when he heard her say that the things were in his home.
"Not at all. My mother and I have never seen those things."
"The county magistrate will know if he sends someone to investigate." Shen Lingzhu had exchanged information with her uncle. She knew that when Mrs. Miao carried her mistress back home, all the things in the yard had been taken back to the Miao family.
How should I put it? Mrs. Miao was really awesome. "My aunt's dowry list clearly states everything, so we can compare it.
Among them is a rabbit fur cape with bright red brocade and hundreds of flowers, which was given to my aunt by the late Princess Shen as a gift."
It even involved matters related to the royal family, and the onlookers were in an uproar. Cai Yuansheng, who was hiding in the crowd, stared at Shen Lingzhu as if he had seen a ghost. It was obvious that she was using his wife to instigate the eldest sister-in-law to go to the concubine's house.
And then, then... it was I who came up with the idea of turning the concubine into a maid and transferring the house to my elder sister-in-law's name.
My God, if this hadn't happened, my brother-in-law would have been able to shirk the responsibility of not acknowledging his mistress and taking the dowry.
Did the little girl from the Shen family already know this? Is she a demon?
The sound of the gavel in the hall startled Cai Yuansheng back to his senses. He heard the county magistrate ordering people to go to the Miao family to investigate.
At this time, someone said, "I saw Miao Sili's concubine holding a bright red brocade rabbit fur cloak when she got into the sedan chair."
"Ouch, that's ruining things."