He Zhizhou had a lot of cold sweat on his forehead. He kept telling Master Wang to calm down. After Master Wang finished scolding him, he smiled and said, "Young people sometimes do things without thinking about the consequences. He was also confused for a moment. He blew his own trumpet and couldn't save himself. So he came up with such a bad idea and did such a shocking thing."
Young Master Wang tasted the meaning of these words and suddenly his face turned cold: "Master He! This happened in Tongzhou. We respect you as the parent official of Tongzhou, so we ask you to make a fair judgment, not to smooth things over!"
What the hell is that bullshit? Young Master Wang even wants to hit someone.
He Zhizhou smiled awkwardly, and looked at Su Rong's expression calmly. Seeing that Su Rong looked calm and composed, he turned to deal with Young Master Wang: "Of course, of course. However, he insisted that he did it out of his admiration for Miss Wang, so he bribed the maid beside her and stole a hairpin and a handkerchief from her. That... At most, he should be charged with theft. The rest..."
The crime of destroying the reputation of a girl in the boudoir is not even mentioned in the criminal law. Even if it is barely considered as insulting a woman, the most that can be done is a few dozen strokes of the cane.
He Zhizhou brought out the law code and said helplessly: "It's mainly because there weren't any consequences, so it's hard to convict him..."
"What consequences do you want?" Young Master Wang was furious. "If we had reacted a little slower, if his slander had succeeded, then what you would be looking at now is my sister's corpse! Do we have to kill someone for there to be consequences? Is this why Lord He asked us to come?"
He Zhizhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained in a soft voice.
Seeing that Young Master Wang was about to fly into a rage, Su Rong reached out to hold him back and said to He Zhizhou with a half-smile, "According to what you said, even if Cai He is handed over to the government, the only charge is that she bribed someone to steal, isn't that right?"
He Zhizhou hesitated for a long time and nodded awkwardly: "That's right. Although he is shameless, there have been such examples of lechers in the past, and they were not sentenced to severe punishment in the end."
"That's fine." Su Rong laughed. "Is it convenient for me to go in and ask Mr. Qiao a few questions?"
He Zhizhou was somewhat surprised at how quickly Su Rong changed his mind, and was unable to react for a moment. Su Rong then asked again, "Is this not even possible?"
Even these three words are used very subtly.
He Zhizhou hurriedly shook his head: "How could this be, how could this be? Then I will take you there?"
Su Rong nodded as a matter of course, and when he arrived at the prison, he said to He Zhizhou: "I want to talk to him alone for a few words."
He Zhizhou looked a little unhappy, but Su Rong's attitude was firm and purposeful. He glanced at Qiao Danning inside uneasily, and finally nodded in agreement.
Young Master Wang originally couldn't understand why Su Rong wanted to meet Qiao Danning alone, but when he thought about what Su Rong had said before, that Qiao Danning was on duty at the clan residence before Prince Fenyang's death, and the Qiao family's inexplicable wealth, he became thoughtful.
Su Rong had not been in for long. When he came out, he said to He Zhizhou directly, "We will not sue anymore. Sir He, please release Qiao Danning."
He Zhizhou was stunned.
Young Master Wang was also shocked, but despite this, he did not say anything. He just frowned and looked at He Zhizhou: "If it is as you said, it will be a light sentence anyway, like catching lice, so forget it, don't sue."
He Zhizhou was a little confused about their pulse this time, but it was obvious that Su Rong had made up his mind and was urging him to release the people.
He Zhizhou was hesitant as he had not expected Su Rong and Young Master Wang to make such a decision.
This time, it was Su Rong who raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Master He, what's wrong? Don't you think this is not a big deal and that we just need to teach Master Qiao a lesson and he will wake up? In that case, our decision is the easiest one. Is there any difficulty in this?"
He Zhizhou felt his scalp tingling when he was looked at by him. He hurriedly shook his head and forced a smile, saying, "How could this be... Then I will have Mr. Qiao released and sent back to the capital."
"No need." Su Rong smiled and said, "There's no need to go through so much trouble. We just happen to be leaving, so Master Qiao can go with us. I've already told him."
Is it agreed
He Zhizhou really couldn't hold back this time. Seeing Su Rong looking at him with a smile, he could only swallow back his original words and asked people to bring Qiao Danning out.
Qiao Danning just lowered his head and said nothing, not even looking at He Zhizhou.
He Zhizhou looked even uglier. Seeing Qiao Danning getting on Su Rong's carriage, he hurriedly sent someone to tell them: "Hurry up and send a message... Tell them that the person has been taken away!"
After getting on the carriage, Su Rong hit Qiao Danning's neck with a sharp knife. Seeing Qiao Danning fainted, Su Rong raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Master He, what's wrong? Don't you think this is not a big deal and that we just need to teach Master Qiao a lesson and he will wake up? In this case, our decision is the most convenient. Is there any difficulty in it?"
He Zhizhou felt his scalp tingling when he was looked at by him. He hurriedly shook his head and forced a smile, saying, "How could this be... Then I will have Mr. Qiao released and sent back to the capital."
"No need." Su Rong smiled and said, "There's no need to go through so much trouble. We just happen to be leaving, so Master Qiao can go with us. I've already told him."
Is it agreed
He Zhizhou really couldn't hold back this time. Seeing Su Rong looking at him with a smile, he could only swallow back his original words and asked people to bring Qiao Danning out.
Qiao Danning just lowered his head and said nothing, not even looking at He Zhizhou.
He Zhizhou looked even uglier. Seeing Qiao Danning getting on Su Rong's carriage, he hurriedly sent someone to tell them: "Hurry up and send a message... Tell them that the person has been taken away!"
After getting on the carriage, Su Rong hit Qiao Danning on the back of the neck with a sharp knife. Seeing Qiao Danning fainted, he said, "No need." Su Rong smiled and said, "There's no need to go through so much trouble. We just happen to be leaving. Mr. Qiao can go with us. I've already told him."
Is it agreed
He Zhizhou really couldn't hold back this time. Seeing Su Rong looking at him with a smile, he could only swallow back his original words and asked people to bring Qiao Danning out.
Qiao Danning just lowered his head and said nothing, not even looking at He Zhizhou.