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"Shen Qing continued, "That girl was not an ordinary person. She was a convict in exile. After much consideration, Uncle Xu took her in outside the main residence.""

"Convicts were of low status. If Uncle Xu had taken her as a concubine directly, his official career would have been affected. However, keeping a mistress was not much better."

""Later, that woman did obtain a good - citizen status. Uncle Xu made her assume the identity of a dead peasant girl. But later, some interested people traced her. The family of the peasant girl suddenly changed their tune and accused Uncle Xu of seizing a civilian woman by force. Uncle Xu couldn't defend himself. During the argument, his servants got physical. They thought they could settle the matter with some silver. But a few days later, the yamen received a report that all the family members of the peasant were dead.""

""In this situation, Uncle Xu became the prime suspect. Coupled with someone's deliberate plot, the government arrested him.""