Chapter 106: Consequences
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qin Zhenzhen refrained from addressing her uncle’s concerns directly.
Throughout history, officials protected one another, and her uncle needed to show respect for the County Magistrate.
If anything were to happen to the County Magistrate, he would be the first to face repercussions.
Yang Gan persisted in his questioning. “If Honglian is acting under someone’s orders, do you have any suspects in mind?”
Qin Zhenzhen shook her head.
“Uncle, do you intend to inform the County Magistrate about this?”
Yang Gan smiled. “You’re too naive. Do you think the County Magistrate is unaware of the truth?”
“The County Magistrate is highly observant. He knows that both you and Su Bin are lying. He’s also aware that Honglian acted upon orders.”
Qin Zhenzhen found it hard to believe.
Yang Gant s expression turned serious. “The County Magistrate made that decision not because he accepted bribes, but because he wanted to set a trap to catch the mastermind.”
“Honglian was released, but we had someone tailing her.”
“Instead of returning to Yihong Courtyard, Honglian went back to the house she purchased and left behind a suicide note.”
From the start, Qin Zhenzhen knew that trailing Honglian would be futile.
If they were willing to buy off Honglian, they surely had a means to sever all connections.
Those individuals were trained by a wealthy family, leaving no traces behind.
Honglian was undoubtedly going to meet her demise.
However, the news of Honglian’s death came as a surprise to them.
“She confessed to all her sins?
Yang Gan nodded. “She claimed that w.a.n.g Lin stole Su Bin’s book and instructed her to fabricate a lie to frame him. w.a.n.g Lin was concerned that Su Bin would surpa.s.s him and take the top spot.”
Qin Zhenzhen realized that w.a.n.g Lin had become the scapegoat for Madame of the Marquis’ Mansion.
However, just a year ago, he was still the scapegoat himself.
Should she intervene and try to save him?
“Uncle, why are you telling us all this?”
Yang Gan replied, “Both you and Su Bin are intelligent individuals. Uncle doesn’t need to instruct you on what to do.”
“If we expose this to the public and Su Bin denies the book is his during the public examination, it might lead to his disqualification.”
Qin Zhenzhen wanted to defend Su Bin. However, since the book was broken and the name was missing, it was understandable that they didn’t recognize it as her book. How could that be considered a crime?
In the end, she restrained herself and gave up.
“And as for you, making a false confession in court, do you understand the consequences?”
Qin Zhenzhen cursed internally—were they going to punish her again?
“What about w.a.n.g Lin?”
“A prost.i.tute’s one-sided account is insufficient to convict him. However, since the jade is in Honglian’s possession, we have the evidence we need.”
So that’s how they framed w.a.n.g Lin.
Qin Zhenzhen didn’t dare to deny the weight of so-called witnesses in ancient times.
“If w.a.n.g Lin can find a witness to prove that his jade was stolen and raise doubts about Honglian’s will, the case will become complicated, and more individuals will be implicated.”
“I’m afraid that both w.a.n.g Lin and Su Bin won’t be able to take the examination.”
Qin Zhenzhen felt that her uncle was a cunning old fox, continually luring her into traps.
“Should we convict w.a.n.g Lin now?”
Yang Gan looked at Qin Zhenzhen meaningfully. “What do you think? Should we convict him?”
From her uncle’s tone, Qin Zhenzhen could infer that he had already informed the County Magistrate that w.a.n.g Lin wouldn’t be convicted..