Bu Shulin: …
Staring at Shen Xihe pitifully, she saw that Shen Xihe was indifferent. She grabbed the poison, poured out a pill, tilted her head back and swallowed it, then hung her head: "You can't blame me for this. I have been keeping an eye on this court official for a long time and have been cautious everywhere. He definitely didn't set a trap for me from the beginning. It must be that something went wrong somewhere else, so he temporarily lured me in to be a scapegoat."
Bu Shulin also felt aggrieved. She was really cautious and made sure that this court official did not know why she came. After all, this matter was of great importance and with her status, His Majesty would definitely not trust her to be in charge of this matter.
Shen Xihe raised her head slightly when she heard this: "So, you were set up by two people."
"Two people?" Bu Shulin lowered her eyes in thought. She was not stupid. "Your Majesty really doesn't believe me."
At this point, what else is there to be confused about? His Majesty had indeed never given her the responsibility for this matter. She was just a cover to divert the attention of others. It was only because she came here to eat, drink and have fun, and stayed in the brothel all day that she was able to live peacefully until now.
His Majesty probably thought that she might still be useful to him, and the people sent to investigate the case had not yet obtained the evidence, so he had not killed her. Later, when the tomb robbery case became a big deal, he had no time to deal with her. But after finally getting her out, it would be a pity not to use such a good opportunity.
So the people sent by His Majesty to secretly investigate the tomb robbery case tricked her and leaked the purpose of her visit to others, so they knew her intention. Seeing that the matter had become a big deal because of Shen Xihe's arrest of people and Xiao Changqing's bombing of the imperial tomb, they decided to go all out and deliberately led Bu Shulin to the already exposed Chao Feng's house to catch him red-handed.
Shen Xihe: "It's not unfair."
"Right. Several of them plotted against me and I couldn't escape even if I had wings. Fortunately, County Magistrate Tang owed my father a favor." Bu Shulin looked thankful.
"Did Magistrate Tang tell you in person? Did your father do him a favor?" Shen Xihe asked.
"That's right." Bu Shulin nodded.
Shen Xihe was happy: "Go write to your father and ask him if the governor of Tang County owes him a favor."
One was a military officer from a noble family, guarding southern Sichuan; the other was a conscientious civil official from a humble family.
Shen Xihe has checked Tang Juan and found that he did have a record of serving in Shu, but he was several counties away from the Shunan Palace. Shen Xihe did not believe that they had any connection.
Moreover, Bu Shulin came here to investigate such a dangerous case. If he had such connections, Bu Tuohai would not have failed to tell her.
Tang Juan was a Jinshi that year, and the chief examiner was from the Cui family. Shen Xihe felt that Cui Jinbai assigned Bu Shulin here because he was so confident because of Tang Juan.
Tang Juan was a smart man, he did not overly favor Bu Shulin, and handled all official matters impartially. Before the governor arrived, he had the full authority to make the decision on the grounds of doubt, thus preventing Bu Shulin from falling into the hands of the county lieutenant.
It has to be said that with Tang Juan here, Bu Shulin is absolutely safe. Just look at how Tang Juan captured Bu Shulin and put him in the cell, and then he was able to leave to handle government affairs without worrying about someone taking the opportunity to harm Bu Shulin. This shows how deep Tang Juan's control is from top to bottom in the county magistrate's office.
If she had not arrived first today, Cui Jinbai would have found a way to ensure Bu Shulin's safety. He really cared about Bu Shulin.