He was just a minor county magistrate; how could he dare trouble the imperial court to send someone to investigate? If the imperial court sent a letter to the prefectural city, he would be finished.

Although the Zhang family is indeed very powerful locally, their influence is not that great when it comes to other areas.

Although the magistrate received a lot of benefits from the Zhang family, these were nothing compared to his official position.

Having figured this out, the magistrate hurriedly stopped Jiang Jiuniang, who was about to leave, and said, "I will certainly help you with whatever you wish to do, young lady. However, there are still some things that need to be prepared. Would it be alright to write them down tomorrow?"

Seeing his calculating look, Jiang Jiuniang guessed that he was going to talk to Zhang the old scoundrel tonight, and readily agreed.

Since she's even getting involved in things from decades ago, removing another cancer won't be too much of a hassle.

The magistrate breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had agreed. After sending this troublesome woman away, he quickly summoned Zhang the old scoundrel for questioning, wanting to know what had happened.

Old Zhang would never admit that his gaze offended Jiang Jiuniang; he would only say that Jiang Jiuniang was meddling and had even hit him today.

The magistrate, impatient with his act, said, "I want to hear the truth! Do you know who that person is? You've offended such a powerful figure. I can't help you at all. Right now, I can only buy you time so you can figure out a solution yourself. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and go to her door to reason with her. If it comes to tomorrow, I'll have to write a document to exhume her body for an autopsy."

Only then did Zhang realize that Jiang Jiuniang's identity was truly extraordinary, and he asked nervously, "Just who is she?"

The magistrate truthfully told him, "You have the Emperor's golden edict in your possession. If you're not a princess, you're at least a member of the royal family. If you don't handle this well, you're definitely going to suffer a great loss!"

Zhang Laozei never expected Jiang Jiuniang to have such an impressive background. Why would someone from the royal family come here to meddle in other people's business?

He was skeptical and asked, "It's not necessarily true that the gold token they produce is real; it might be fake."

The magistrate was furious: "I personally verified that it is true! Otherwise, why do you think I was in such a hurry to call you here to find a solution! You only have two options now: either apologize to the person and get their forgiveness, and we can pretend this never happened, or you go and dig up the grave tonight and take care of everything that needs to be done, or we're both doomed!"

That's what they say, but if they actually went to dig up the grave overnight, wouldn't that be like trying to hide something obvious? People would definitely notice something fishy, ​​so it's better to do nothing.

That left only the option of apologizing, which Zhang Qian was unwilling to accept.

The woman slapped him across the face as soon as she appeared, and then beat up all his men. He was furious.

This matter had nothing to do with her, yet she interfered and caused him trouble. It's really strange.

"Fine, you're not going to take either of the two paths I offered you. Then wait until tomorrow when the coffin is opened and the body examined!"

The magistrate was somewhat angry, but at the same time, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart. Perhaps this person really hadn't done anything back then, and that family just happened to be unlucky and died within a few years.

That's why that old bastard Zhang Qian is so confident that he doesn't have to do anything.

Zhang Qian smiled and said, "My lord, please calm down. It's been almost fifty years. Even if there were any clues, they would be hard to find by now. Rest assured, if nothing is found tomorrow, you must stand up for me and give me justice."

He bought the goods at a high price back then, so there's absolutely no way he could find anything wrong with them. Besides, after so many years, they've probably all turned into a pile of dust. What could Jiang Jiuniang possibly find out?

It was all for naught.

However, since that woman was so eager to cause him trouble, he couldn't just let her get away with it. Since she was from the royal family, he would show her what a woman from the royal family was like.

Thinking of this, a different idea suddenly came to his mind.

That's right. Zhang Laozei was only shocked when he first learned Jiang Jiuniang's identity, but he didn't feel anything after that. After all, the emperor was far away and he was old and wouldn't live for many more years. Even if the investigation really came back to him, it wouldn't matter.

Such people are always selfish, only caring about themselves and never considering other family members.

He later had a bunch of sons and daughters, and if they were investigated, none of them could escape, but he didn't care at all.

The magistrate was unaware that he was so crazy. Seeing his nonchalant expression, he assumed that he was confident and unafraid of investigation, so he waved him away.

Upon returning, Zhang the Old Thief immediately gathered a group of people to investigate Jiang Jiuniang's whereabouts and instructed them: "No matter what method you use, you must bring her here tonight. That little girl is quite capable. Take more people with you to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

We'll bring her here tonight, and see how she'll go to exhume the body for an autopsy tomorrow!

The old thief revealed a sinister smile, which looked quite terrifying.

Zhu Zi was very worried that the old thief would retaliate against Jiang Jiu Niang, so he hid when he got home, afraid that the old thief would ask him where Jiang Jiu Niang lived. His mother and older sister both agreed, but his father kept sighing: "This matter could have been much simpler. If she hadn't gotten involved, none of this would have happened!"