Chapter 391
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Under the dense moonlight, Ning Shu cast a long shadow under her feet. She held the golden order in her hand, looking imposing. Amused, she looked at the woman who was kneeling on the ground and shaking like a sieve. She coldly said, "Do you know how serious the punishment is for falsifying a confession and delaying a case? The lightest punishment is fifty slaps and a fine of twenty. The heaviest punishment is a hundred beatings and five years of exile. The heaviest punishment is that you are an accomplice of the criminal and should be sentenced to death. It seems that this auntie's life is very tough. You don't know how to write the word 'fear'. Then, how many strokes does the word 'death' have? Do you want me to teach you on behalf of His Majesty? "
When the woman heard this, her face immediately turned gloomy. She regretted her actions and said, "No, no need! This commoner knows how to write the word 'fear'. I know it very well. Just now, this commoner was brainless and boasted shamelessly, offending the imperial envoy. I beg the imperial envoy to give this commoner a way out. Please don't arrest me! I beg you, this commoner will slap myself! "
Ning Shu sneered, "You want to avoid prison with a few slaps? You're dreaming. When you accepted bribes and concealed the truth, did you not expect this day to come? "
"This commoner was only momentarily blinded by the money! The imperial envoy doesn't know that this commoner has suffered! " The woman cried and pretended to be pitiful. "Money, I will take out fifty taels of silver without missing a single tael. Also, I will tell you what I saw that night without missing a single word. I beg you to give this commoner another chance. This commoner swears that if I dare to conceal anything and deceive the imperial envoy again, this commoner's family will die a horrible death!"
Ning Shu crossed her arms in front of her chest and calmly watched her act. "Then tell me. If what you say satisfies me, perhaps this imperial envoy can consider it."
"Good, good, good. Imperial Envoy, please sit down. This commoner will tell you. My family lives diagonally across from the Bai family. Last August, when I came out to pour some night incense, I saw with my own eyes a young master in embroidered clothes send the Bai family's girl home. At that time, it was already in the middle of the night. The Bai family's girl was also acting mysteriously, so I watched for a while. However, I only watched and didn't take it to heart. Who would have thought that a few days ago, two groups of people came to inquire about that matter. "
"Two groups of people?" Ning Shu frowned. "When and who were they?"
"The first group came the day before yesterday. They said that they were from the government and were here to inquire about the Bai family. At that time, I was possessed and had some thoughts that I shouldn't have. I only said a few words and didn't tell the whole story. Not long after the officials left, the second group of people came. It was a young master in embroidered clothes. He gave me fifty taels of silver and told me to keep my mouth shut and not talk nonsense. He also told me to help them cover up a lie and said that after the matter was settled, the remaining two hundred and fifty taels would be handed over to me immediately. Thus, when the envoy came the second time, I pushed the blame to Young Master Ruan Zhang 'an. I didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, I still didn't get the rest of the money. So I cursed a few times in anger. You heard it … "The woman's intestines were about to turn green with regret. She was crying for herself.
"In the second wave, what does the silk-robed man look like? Is he the one who sent Bai Susu home last August? "
The woman nodded her head like a rattle-drum. "Yes, yes, yes, I'm sure it's him! Although I'm a commoner and don't know many words, my eyes and memory are as sharp as snow. When the young master came the day before yesterday, he deliberately wore a mask to hide his identity. Only his eyes were exposed. But his height, posture, and voice were definitely the same as the young master that night! "
"You mean that you also heard the young master speak that night?"
"Yes, I was curious, so I went to the east wall of the Bai family and leaned against the wall to eavesdrop for a while. After the young master entered the Bai family, the sickly Bai Hong excitedly got up from the bed as if he had seen an important guest. He knelt down and shouted something about young master. The young master said something like 'General Bai, please get up quickly. You've suffered for so many years. I'm here to visit you on behalf of my grandfather and mother.' After listening for a while, I panicked and ran away. "
Ning Shu's heart skipped a beat. "What does the young master look like? How does he dress? Tell me everything!"
"His appearance is thin and tall. He's a bit taller than my husband. He looks like a scholar. The way he talks is also quite elegant. I really can't see his face clearly." The woman frowned and thought for a while. Suddenly, she said, "His exposed eyes are very special. How do I put it? Oh, right! They're like the handsome guy who plays Pan An in the opera. He has a pair of romantic peach blossom eyes! "
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