Chapter 626: Suffering in vain

When people are happy, they drink a little too much wine. After drinking too much wine, they feel a little dizzy.

My head is dizzy and everything I look at seems a little dazzled.

But Zhuang Yongfu felt that he was not dazzled, because he saw white silver, long, wide silver bars, shining brightly under the sun.

The most important thing is that the silver bar was not going anywhere, it was coming towards him, and straight for his neck.

Feng Yongfu was so happy that he reached out to grab the silver bar, but his hand hurt as soon as he touched it.

Feng Yongfu was so frightened that he quickly retracted his hand. He suddenly came to his senses and saw that what was around his neck was not the white silver bar, but a shiny big knife.

In front of him were the gloomy and angry faces of Shi Bao and Shen Quan.

Finished!

Zhuang Yongfu immediately understood what was going on. He was so shocked that his face turned pale as paper and he collapsed to the ground.

The matter of Su Zhengshi and Feng Yongfu was quickly investigated by Ding Gaochang and they were convicted.

He robbed others of their money and was imprisoned for several months. For such a crime, he was sentenced to thirty years of hard labor.

Both of these men were already in their thirties, and these thirty years of labor were equivalent to working them to death.

The families of the two men cried bitterly, took out all their family assets, and even kowtowed before Shang Chengen to admit their mistakes, begging Ding Gaochang to reduce the punishment on them.

Ding Gaochang remained unmoved and just said that both of them deserved their punishment. In order to warn everyone, he wrote down the crimes of the two men and posted a notice to make them public.

As for Shang Chengen, because of the time he was imprisoned by Su Zhengshi, the entire workshop was in chaos, and he was working on cleaning it up.

The weather is getting colder in the morning and evening, and the autumn atmosphere is getting stronger.

Zhuang Qingning is busy with various workshops and businesses every day, and his life is quite fulfilling.

Even when she is not busy with business, there are always people visiting her house to chat, which definitely keeps her from feeling lonely.

Xu Zhengping and Ding Gaochang came to the house that day and said that Zhuang Qingning's mansion had been built and asked her to go over and take a look.

Zhuang Qingning originally felt that his life in the village was quite comfortable and relaxed. He didn't care about the county lady's affairs, nor did he want to move to the county town. However, this mansion was a gift from the emperor, and it was supervised by Xu Zhengping...

Considering Chu Jinnian and Xu Zhengping, Zhuang Qingning finally nodded and went to the county lord's mansion with Xu Zhengping to take a look.

You don't know until you see it, and you'll be shocked when you see it.

The pavilions, towers and waterside terraces are all complete and very exquisite, fully demonstrating the mature architectural standards and high level of aesthetics at that time. All kinds of flowers, plants and trees in the back garden are planted neatly, and even the fine items in the mansion are well prepared.

It's completely ready for move-in.

"Is the county lady satisfied?" Xu Zhengping asked with a smile.

"I'm very satisfied. Thank you, Lord Xu." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.

She was indeed very satisfied with the construction of this place, except that it was a little large and the rooms were a little empty for her.

"It's all my duty. Thank you for your praise." Xu Zhengping bowed repeatedly. "Will you move in soon?"

"Well... let's wait a little longer. There are some workshop matters in the village recently, and it's not convenient to go back and forth." Zhuang Qingning casually found an excuse to decline.

Xu Zhengping just thought that he was worried about the things in the workshop because of what happened to Shang Chengen, and planned to keep an eye on it for a while before he felt at ease. So he didn't say anything more and just followed Zhuang Qingning to the door.

Outside, a carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion. Zhuang Lianghong reached out and lifted the curtain on the carriage. He looked at the magnificent mansion in front of him and rolled his eyes. "Whose house is this? It's so magnificent?"

It actually looked even more magnificent than the one he built.

"Master, isn't it written here?" The servant at the side smiled rather flatteringly, "Ninghe County Lady's Mansion."

"Ninghe County Princess?" Zhuang Lianghong curled his lips. "I remember now. Is she the peasant girl who was named county princess because she built a broken waterwheel?"

"Young master is wise, that's it." The servant replied with a smile.

"He's just a peasant who got promoted by sheer luck and thinks he's a golden phoenix, not even considering whether he deserves it or not!" Zhuang Lianghong spat, his face full of disdain. "My father is the same. He tried to do something earlier, and the county lady was in his family. My father is also very timid and didn't dare to do such a thing."

"It's the same thing: the brave ones will die of overeating, while the timid ones will die of starvation. My father is such an old man, but he doesn't even understand this truth."

After searching for many days in Ying County, Zhuang Lianghong still couldn't find the extremely beautiful girl he had seen before. Zhuang Lianghong was in a very bad mood. Now seeing the mansion of Ninghe County Lady, his resentment deepened.

Zhuang Lianghong was indignant and stood up to get off the carriage.

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"Master, what are you going to do?" The servant asked hurriedly when he saw the anger on Zhuang Lianghong's face.

"What else can I do? Go meet the Ninghe County Lady." Zhuang Lianghong curled the corners of his mouth.

"But Master, this is the county lady..."

If we talk about it in practical terms, the county princess is of the second rank, while the prefect is of the fourth rank. There is a huge difference between them. Especially since Zhuang Lianghong is only the son of the prefect. If he offends county princess Ning He, wouldn't he be in trouble?

"So what if she's the county lady? It's just a reward, not a real official position. Even if she's wronged, a person like her who comes from a humble background has nowhere to turn to for support, so she can only suffer this loss in vain."

As Zhuang Lianghong spoke, he walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he kicked the closed door.

With a bang, the door was kicked open and hit the walls on both sides with a clanging sound.

Xu Zhengping and Zhuang Qingning were just passing through the Chuihua Gate and were startled by the sound.

"Please stay, my lady. I will go take a look first."

Xu Zhengping took a few quick steps and arrived at the door. He saw a cynical and arrogant young man walking in. He shouted, "How dare you break into the Ninghe County Lady's Mansion!"

"Who are you?" Zhuang Lianghong asked back.

"I am Xu Zhengping, the county magistrate of this county." Xu Zhengping said in a clear voice.

"Just a county magistrate." Zhuang Liangyang raised his chin, "I am the son of Magistrate Zhuang."

The son of Prefect Zhuang? The son of the prefect who was rampant in the village, Zhuang Qisheng, Zhuang Lianghong? "So it's Master Zhuang." Xu Zhengping curled his lips.

"It is me," said Zhuang Lianghong. "I passed by here and saw the residence of Ninghe County Lord, so I came here specially to pay a visit."

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