PDLP Chapter 149 Sentence
Chapter 149 Sentence
But when he looked at He Honglian, something in her hand stung his eyes, and he turned his head back stiffly: "It was done by a commoner, who wanted to use this to defraud some money so that my family could have money to live on."
How could Zhao Qiqi not understand what He Honglian had in her hand? It was nothing but things related to Sun Hu's family. She threatened his life and used intimidation and bribery to make him admit everything.
"It's not that easy for a living person to pretend to be dead. How did you deceive others?"
This statement clearly states that there must have been someone working together in the Penglai Pavilion to achieve such an absurd success.
Sun Hu gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground: "My Lord County Magistrate, it was this Li Quan who found me and gave me some money, asking me to pretend to be dead and leave. I don't need to worry about the rest. I...I just thought it was a fight between restaurants, and never thought that someone wanted to kill Madam Zhao."
Li Quan was like a lit firecracker at the moment. It looked dangerous and he didn't know when it would explode. "You are slandering me! I am not from Penglai Pavilion, how can I help you?"
"quiet!"
Gu Fanggui's face was heavy: "Li Quan, your father is also in Penglai Pavilion, have you forgotten?"
"According to my investigation, you and Madam Zhao had a previous feud. The motive and witnesses are all there. If you have anything else to say, please speak up as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will put you in jail and punish you."
"My Lord, I deny it! Without any evidence, what does he say counts?"
"You mean, you don't admit it? Then I will immediately send someone to investigate what you have done in the past few days, who you have met, whose money you have taken, and where you have spent it. If you can confess the truth now, I will naturally give you a lighter sentence. If you keep denying and make me spend a lot of effort on you, then you will not be as easy to talk to as you are now."
Li Quan suddenly felt powerless. If the county magistrate were to investigate, he would surely find out that he had been in contact with Sun Hu. He had not concealed it on purpose at all, only because Mrs. He said that she had already contacted the former county magistrate!
"Yes... I did everything. I deeply regret it and only hope to have a chance to turn over a new leaf."
He and He Honglian had no direct contact at all. It was all done by her subordinates. If he blamed her, he was afraid that he would never see the light of day again. He could only hope that she could give him more compensation when the time comes.
"Li Quan and his father falsely accused and framed others, deceiving their subordinates and hiding the truth from their superiors. This is indeed an evil act that has damaged the morals of the people. The former shall be caned 50 times and sentenced to three years in prison, while the latter shall be caned 30 times and fined 200 taels. Sun Hu is Li Quan's accomplice, and shall be caned 30 times and sentenced to one year in prison. This shall be carried out immediately."
Everyone understood what the two hundred taels meant, but there was no obvious evidence to prove that they had a secret relationship with each other, so they tried to recover the stolen money in this way.
"Retire!"
Zhao Qiqi looked at Gu Fanggui's departing figure thoughtfully, then she looked away, only to see He Honglian looking at her with jealousy: "What's wrong, sister-in-law? Aren't you happy for me to see that I have been cleared of the charges?"
"Don't think I don't know. I was summoned here today just to accuse you. Fortunately, the county magistrate was impartial and didn't wrongly accuse me. Wait, I'll tell your brother and teach you a lesson!"
"Aunt, we are all family, why do you have to say such hurtful words?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, I was just trying to protect myself. If I hadn't made the situation worse and called you over, how could Sun Hu and Li Quan confess their crimes on their own initiative?" These words directly made everything clear. I know that you did everything.
In a flash, Zhao Qiqi's eyes went dark and the feeling of dizziness lingered for a long time.
"Mother! Mother!"
She seemed to hear the children calling her.
She was supported by Gu Yansui and Gu Yantang.
"Gu Yantang!! I am your uncle, how dare you push me? Do you know that this is disobedient and unfilial? You dare to be so arrogant outside this government hall!"
Zhao Qiqi rested for a while and finally understood what was happening. She was naturally not the kind of person who would suffer a loss, so she slapped him directly. With a crisp sound, a bright red slap mark appeared on Zhao Licheng's face.
He hadn't worked for years, so his skin was fair and tender, and the effect of the slap was particularly obvious.
"Zhao Qiqi! You dare to hit me? I'm your brother! You're just a jinx, and you caused your sister-in-law to come here. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be so many problems. Wait, I'll let my parents teach you a lesson when I get back."
"Zhao Licheng, didn't you say that since I'm married, I'm no longer a member of the Zhao family but a wife of the Gu family, and I should go back to the Zhao family less often and have nothing to do with you guys anymore?"
"Okay, very good. If you have any problems in the future, please don't ask me for help!"
In Zhao Licheng's mind, his father-in-law's family is rich, and Zhao Qiqi is just a little more capable than before, but he is still not as good as him. If anything happens in the future, he will definitely come to him for help.
"You have time to care about me. You might as well think about what bad things your wife has done and whether the Li family's parents will come to your house. You should think about how to get rid of them."
After this incident, Aunt Li will certainly not let it go. With her kind of personality, and having raised a son like this, she is the one who should bear the brunt of the consequences. Now that her husband has been punished and her son has been imprisoned, she will definitely make a big fuss at the gate of Penglai Pavilion. There are many people there, and if things get out of hand, it will definitely be bad for them if Mr. He finds out.
Shen Shihui also thought of this: "Madam Zhao, I will go back and deal with this matter, and I will definitely not let that woman get entangled with you."
If He Honglian could settle the matter with Aunt Li, she would not spend the money in vain. She would definitely ask Aunt Li to come to her place to cause trouble, divert the blame, ruin Zhao Qiqi's reputation, and thus shift the bad influence of this incident to herself.
Shen Shihui's words meant that she would take the initiative before He Honglian and handle the matter properly, and would not let Aunt Li disturb her.
Although she was not afraid of Aunt Li, it was also a relief to have one less worry. Zhao Qiqi nodded in thanks, and the two of them did not need to communicate any further, as everything was implied.
"Mom, are you okay?"
"Mom has really suffered these past few days."
Zhao Qiqi patted the two brothers' hands, indicating that he was fine: "Go back first."
She couldn't stay here any longer. Gu Fanggui's identity was still a mystery. It would be hard to explain if she met him. She always felt that there were a lot of things behind him waiting to be discovered and solved.
She had left the thank-you gift to Yurui in the secret room. With this money, she could come and go freely and do what she wanted.
"Have the goods from Cao's shop been delivered?"
She was about to be captured that day, leaving Gu Shun and Gu Yao alone, not knowing whether everything in the workshop was the same as before.
"Don't worry, mother. Although Second and Third Uncles were anxious that day, they delivered the goods immediately. First, we must not break our promise to others, and second, we should take a bus home quickly to report the news."