Qi Jiu handed the evidence of Zhao Shen's corruption to Mr. He, the magistrate of Huizhou. Unexpectedly, Mr. He was very angry and believed that Qi Jiu was ignoring the government and overstepping his bounds by arresting the suspect Gao Kun privately.Qi Jiu calmly reported Qi Shuai's name and his true identity as working for Qi Shuai.Master He is a veteran in officialdom. As soon as he heard the name Qi Shuai, he immediately became friendly and said that he must strictly investigate Zhao Shen's crime of colluding with the Tian family and his son and misappropriating other people's money.Soon Tianjia Mofang was investigated, and Mr. Wang Chengde, the accountant, and the Tianjia father and son were all imprisoned
Tian's mother cried and begged Tian Ronghua to save the three of them.Tian Ronghua had no choice but to pack his things and prepare to go to Beijing to marry Mr. Xu, the man who killed his nephew Hu Qier, and then find a way to rescue his father and brother.After hearing this, Li Zhen hurriedly came to dissuade him, but Tian Ronghua was determined and just wanted to sacrifice himself to save his family.Li Zhen could only wish her well.After the Tian family father and son and Zhao Shen were arrested, Qi Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. He went to Wang Cuiqiao to express his gratitude. Wang Cuiqiao was also happy for him and asked him to calm down and work for Qi Shuai.However, Qi Jiu was still worried that the Tian family would have a backup plan.Sure enough, Tian Ronghua and his mother came to the capital and moved directly into Hu Qi's house. Mrs. Hu entertained her so well, but Hu Qi'er was so stupid that he was so happy that he drooled around Tian Ronghua.Tian Ronghua was devastated, but he could only endure the humiliation and take good care of Hu Qi.
Mrs. Hu observed secretly and saw that Tian Ronghua treated her son sincerely, so she put down her guard and asked Tian Ronghua what he planned.Tian Ronghua didn't mince words, he said bluntly that he was doing this for his father and brother at home. If Mr. Xu could save him, he would treat Hu Qi sincerely.Mrs. Hu said that she loved her son very much and would definitely treat Tian Ronghua as her biological daughter in the future.Then she went to Master Xu and wrote a letter, asking Tian's mother to go directly to Master He, the magistrate of Huizhou, so that the lives of the Tian family, father and son, would be safe.Tian's mother rushed back to She County with great gratitude, and Tian Ronghua stayed in Hu Mansion.
After receiving Mr. Xu's letter, Mr. He came to the prison in person and said that the Tian family and Zhao Shen had a deep connection. Now that the evidence was conclusive and Mr. Xu was involved, how should he judge the case.Tian Benchang immediately said that Mr. Wang Chengde, the accountant, colluded with Zhao Shen to make false accounts secretly. None of the three of them knew the inside story, but they should accept the punishment for the crime of negligence and were willing to pay a fine of 5,000 taels. They also selflessly donated 1,000 taels to the prefect's Yamen to subsidize expenses.Master He agreed with this idea.After being interrogated in court, Wang Chengde had to admit his guilt. The Tian family and his son paid the fine and were released without charge.
The imperial court issued an edict instructing the Huizhou ink industry to participate in the election of tribute ink power this year. The official ink officer Yan ordered the Wenhui to do a good job in this matter.Qi Jiu learned that the Tian family's father and son were released due to Mr. Xu's influence, and angrily said that the Tian family sold their daughters for glory.Wang Cuiqiao asked him not to act out of emotion. The most important thing at the moment was that Gong Mo Quan should not be left aside, otherwise his cooperation with Li Mo would be affected.Master Yan personally came to Li Mo to persuade them to run for Gongmo Quan, but Li Mo couldn't produce any new ink now. Master Yan suggested using Li Zhen's Fujin Mo, but Li Jingfu fiercely opposed it, thinking that they were not an ink shop.Li Zhen also visited the house in person, saying that she had no intention of doing this and hoped that Master Yan would not embarrass her.Seeing that the two parties had no intention of reconciling, Mr. Yan stood up and left angrily.