kvmb Chapter 901 Moving to a new home
Chapter 901 Moving to a new home
Autumn morning, Hanlin Academy.
Lu Cheng put down the file in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, but didn't want to look at it anymore.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty had strict laws, with three judicial departments, namely the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple, responsible for various major cases. It seemed that there was also a complete judicial system, but the judicial system and case handling procedures of this era were somewhat crude.
Moreover, the local county magistrate and prefectural governor are not only the local administrative chief, but also the local judicial chief. Those county magistrates and prefectural governors may have certain ability to govern the local area, but they may not have the ability to judge right and wrong.
Even the case files of Shuntian Prefecture in Kyoto City had many loopholes and could not form a complete chain of evidence. As for how sloppy the cases handled by the government offices of the various prefectures below were, one can imagine.
Lu Cheng is not a professional criminal investigator and has never worked in this field. But with his accumulated life experience and keen insight, he can find many unjust, false and wrong cases.
Some unjust, false and wrong cases may be to deal with the assessment from above. Some may be because the real culprit behind the scenes holds power, and there is mutual protection among officials, covering up the truth, and murder for money, etc. The slight preferences of the superiors may cause the lower-class people to lose their families.
After reading the files in hand, Lu Cheng had already guessed that it must be Emperor Changtai who wanted to see if he had the ability to judge cases so as to assign him a job.
However, many cases in Shuntian Prefecture cannot be investigated in detail. If the truth is revealed, I wonder what kind of storm will be set off in the Ming Dynasty officialdom?
Looking at all the dignitaries in the court, how many of them have clean bottoms?
Even if Lu Cheng wanted to be Justice Bao, I'm afraid Emperor Changtai couldn't be Emperor Renzong of Song. The civil and military officials in the court didn't dare to let Lu Cheng expose their past.
This is ultimately a feudal society where people eat each other, but those in power have hidden the word "eat people" in the cracks of poetry, books, etiquette, benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
If the current Ming Dynasty is compared to a patient, then this patient is already suffering from numerous diseases, is riddled with wounds, is on the verge of death, and is beyond help.
Instead of wasting energy to save such a patient, it is better to change the dynasty and create a new world.
Every time he traveled to ancient society, Lu Cheng never thought about becoming a minister, assisting a wise monarch, and leaving his name in history.
Because he knew that even the most wise monarch would ultimately believe in a family-run monarchy.
The so-called prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as the common people. This has always been a lie to comfort the common people.
After work in the afternoon, Lu Cheng left the Hanlin Academy directly without bothering to read the files that he had not finished reading.
When they returned home, Xiangling, Qingwen and a few servants were busy packing up everything in preparation for moving to their new home.
The backyard of the house purchased by Lu Cheng has been basically renovated and is ready for occupancy.
Therefore, Lu Cheng will be busy moving to his new home in the next two days.
Seeing Lu Cheng coming back, Qingwen hurried over, took the coat from Lu Cheng, and asked, "Master, after we move to our new home, are you going to sell this yard?"
"What? You can't bear it?"
Qingwen nodded: "Although...although I have only lived here for a few months, it feels like I have lived here for many years."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng naturally understood what the little girl was thinking.
Ever since she was sold to the Lai family at the age of ten and later to the Jia family, Qingwen has always felt insecure.
Whether in the Lai family or in the Jia family, the masters and maids around her always reminded Qingwen that she was just a servant.
Only in this small courtyard, beside Lu Cheng and Xiangling, did Qingwen feel the warmth of home and the kindness of her family.
Therefore, Qingwen always liked to clean everywhere in this small courtyard. She would pick beautiful wild flowers outside and plant them in the corners of the courtyard. She would also sew some purses and tassels by hand and hang them on the bedside and in front of the window to make every place look warmer.
Lu Cheng touched Qingwen's little head and said, "Okay, when we move over there, you will have your own house and you can decorate it well. You can bring all the things you like here over there."
"Well, thank you, sir."
At this moment, Xiangling suddenly shouted, "Qingwen, come over and help me lift this onto the carriage."
"Hey, here it comes."
Looking at Qingwen's cheerful back, Lu Cheng felt relieved that this little girl had found a sense of belonging.
Perhaps, I came to this world just to give those kind and poor women a warm home.
After living in this courtyard for nearly a year, the family had indeed accumulated a lot of things. Qingwen and Xiangling were reluctant to throw away anything and wanted to move all the pots, pans, flowers and plants to the new home.
Seeing that they had been cleaning for a whole day but still hadn't finished, Lu Cheng went to the pawnshop the next day and bought back a dozen new servants.
Of course, these servants were not randomly selected. If we really hired some strangers, their loyalty could not be guaranteed. There was also the possibility that spies might sneak in.
Therefore, Lu Cheng selected a group of suitable personnel from the Flying Eagle Gang in advance and made preparations in advance.
I had originally planned to recruit these people to my house after I moved into my new home, but now I could arrange them in advance to help with the move.
With these dozen people and the purchase of some horse-drawn carriages, the moving work immediately went much more smoothly.
After two or three days of hard work, they finally moved all the things over. Xiangling and Qingwen began to busy themselves with cleaning up the new home and arranging things.
Lu Cheng didn't care about these things, and let the two little girls and a group of servants to toss around. He took a break from his busy schedule and came to the Rongguo Mansion again.
After moving to a new house, he naturally had to inform the Rongguo Mansion in advance, so that they would not be unable to find his home in the future.
As for Lin Daiyu, she had already known the location of the new home and even participated in the design work of part of the house in the backyard.
Lu Cheng also had the master bedroom decorated in advance according to Lin Daiyu's preferences.
After arriving at the Rongguo Mansion, Lu Cheng gave some instructions to Jia Lan and then went to talk to Lin Daiyu.
Unexpectedly, before Lu Cheng and Lin Meimei had said a few words, they heard footsteps coming from outside, and then Zijuan came over to report: "Miss, Second Madam Lian is here."
As they were talking, Wang Xifeng came in and said, "Oh, I came at a bad time. I didn't expect that Sister Lin was meeting guests."
Sister Lin was not polite: "You know it's a bad time, but you still come. I think you did it on purpose, Feng girl."
Wang Xifeng was not annoyed at all by Lin Meimei's retort, and still said with a smile: "It seems that I really disturbed Lin Meimei and Cheng'er's private conversation. How about I leave?"
"Now that you're here, come in and sit down. Can I really chase you away?"
Wang Xifeng also sat down with a smile. She looked up and saw Lu Cheng's face. She remembered the dream before. She looked down and saw Lu Cheng's jade-like fingers. Suddenly, she felt a tingling sensation in her heart. She couldn't help but lower her head, close her legs, and was afraid to look into Lu Cheng's eyes.
Lu Cheng also noticed that Wang Xifeng's expression was different, and he couldn't help but take another look at her, with a hint of inquiry unconsciously in his eyes.
Wang Xifeng, who was sitting opposite, suddenly felt as if she was seen through. She felt uncomfortable all over and could not help but clench the handkerchief in her hand.
Daiyu, who was standing by, didn't notice anything and asked, "Feng girl, why did you suddenly come to me?"
Wang Xifeng quickly replied, "Just now, I heard from the servants in the mansion that Cheng'er had moved into a new house. I was just thinking of coming over to ask Sister Lin if Cheng'er needed anything so that I could have it delivered, but I didn't expect to run into Cheng'er.
Last time, the matter with Master Lian was resolved thanks to Cheng Ge'er. I haven't thanked Cheng Ge'er properly yet. Cheng Ge'er can be regarded as saving my life."
Lu Cheng waved his hand and said, "It's just a small favor, don't take it to heart, why should I thank you? I've always heard Daiyu say how much sister-in-law took care of her. If I really want to thank someone, it should be me who should thank sister-in-law."