Jiang Yaoguang's expression remained unchanged, but his hands, hanging at his sides, were clenched tightly together.
Once this guy finds out that the soap workshop and Jiang Yimian and the others are all dead, let's see if he can still be so arrogant.
Before Song Miaoyin could refute the other party's words, Song Qi, who was standing to the side, said coldly, "None of your business. Mind your own business."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Lin Yan'an suddenly laughed and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry? Did your old man scold you?"
I knew you always looked down on this person, so why did you bring him out? Turns out your old man reminded you.
"Tsk tsk tsk, that's pitiful. Your old man is notoriously ruthless in Qingshui County when it comes to beating people up. You're crying and begging for mercy again, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, those who had just approached the hot spring resort began to cast strange glances at Song Qi, which made Song Qi's brow twitch with anger. Just as he was about to lash out, someone next to him pulled him back.
"Brother, ignore him. This is not the time for bickering. There are quite a few people attending this banquet today. We can't let the Song family lose face."
Song Qi then suppressed his anger, glared at Lin Yan'an, and turned to leave.
Just then, a shout came from the doorway, "The government is investigating a case. Where are Jiang Yaoguang and the Song family? Please come with me."
Song Qi paused, frowning as he looked towards the doorway.
The others also looked at the constable who had been led in, their eyes filled with scrutiny.
Song Miaoyin frowned as she looked at Zhao Da and his group as they entered, and said irritably, "You've come to the wrong place. Do you even know whose estate this is? How dare you barge in?"
Even setting aside that noble lady, whose maternal aunt was the wife of the Minister of Rites, how dare this mere constable force his way in?
Jiang Yaoguang felt inexplicably flustered. Even though he felt that his plan could not possibly go wrong, seeing the constables made him feel a little worried.
He still doesn't know if things have succeeded or not. On his way here today, he hadn't heard anything unusual about Yuanlin Lane.
Logically speaking, those people were all experienced assassins, and ordinary people couldn't do anything to them. They should have been able to handle it, so he could rest assured.
But I still felt a little uneasy.
Lin Yan'an, however, couldn't resist stirring up trouble and said, "Brother Zhao, these are the people you're looking for. I wonder what heinous crime they've committed!"
Zhao Da was also taken aback when he saw the other party, but still said coldly, "This involves a murder case where someone hired someone to kill. Please come with me to the yamen."
After saying that, he beckoned several people behind him to go forward and grab the person.
Song Miaoyin immediately shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Get these people who forced their way into the manor out of here, or I'll tell my aunt about you!"
The servants, who were already at a loss, were now even more stunned, looking at each other without making a move for a long time.
This young lady has visited the manor several times already, and they are unsure of her relationship with their master, so they hesitate and don't know whether they should make a move.
Song Qi rebuked them directly: "Today's flower viewing banquet was hosted by your master. You don't want it to be ruined by a few uninvited guests, do you? Hurry up and kick these people out."
Upon hearing this, the servants hurriedly stepped forward, about to fight Zhao Da and his men, when they heard a shout, "Stop!"
A beautiful woman, dressed exquisitely, walked out from the other end of the corridor, her presence captivating everyone who saw her.
Behind her followed a mother and daughter, both dressed exquisitely, but their presence seemed somewhat lacking compared to hers.
Xie Yu's gaze swept over everyone present, then fixed on the few servants, and he asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"
The head servant hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Master, these constables are here to investigate a case. They say that the Song family members are involved in hiring someone to commit murder and they need to take them to the yamen for questioning."
Xie Yu raised an eyebrow, but before she could speak, the woman behind her frowned sharply and scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting? Where did this fake constable come from, daring to slander people like this? Get these troublemakers out of here!"
The servants didn't move.
Xie Yu glanced at the person beside him and said casually, "Madam Bai, why are you so agitated? Since this is an official case, we will certainly cooperate. Who is your magistrate?"
Zhao Da was taken aback. He glanced at the group of people before respectfully saying, "My master is Song Quanzhao, the magistrate of Qingshui County."
Those who can afford to stay at the hot spring resort are either rich or powerful, and this person in front of him is definitely not someone he can afford to offend.
Bai frowned slightly, a vague feeling that something was amiss. She was about to continue when she heard her daughter beside her say, "Thank you, Miss Xie. There must be some misunderstanding. How could the Song family be involved in the murder case?"
Today is a flower-viewing banquet specially hosted by Miss Xie, and it will begin soon. Let these people wait.
It's really presumptuous of a few constables from Qingshui County to come to the hot spring resort demanding people.
Xie Yu didn't even glance at the other party, but said with great interest, "Tsk, a murder case, huh? This is more interesting than admiring flowers. Let's go, I'll go take a look too. You all do as you please. Chun Yue, take good care of these people."
After saying that, she walked straight outside.
Zhao Da and his group then hurriedly went to capture the Song family members.
Seeing that the master and the Song family had all left, everyone in the manor looked at each other in bewilderment.
Lin Yan'an, fanning himself, said, "Now that the master has left, what's left to admire in these peach blossoms? Why don't you all go to the yamen and see how the Song family got involved in this murder case?"
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense.
Most of the people who came today were merchants or powerful families from Qingshui County. Seeing that there was a commotion to watch, they all got into their carriages and headed to the government office.
The group, in a grand procession, arrived at the yamen even before Zhao Da and his companions.
Because Zhao Da also took the Jiang family's second branch to the yamen along the way, they were a little late.
When Jiang Yaoguang was brought to court, he was still a little dazed. It wasn't until he saw the thugs kneeling beside him and Chen Shaofu that he was shocked. He hadn't expected that these people had actually failed.
On his face, however, he showed no sign of it and respectfully addressed the person in the high hall: "This humble subject is Jiang Yaoguang. May I ask why Your Excellency has summoned this humble subject?"
When Chen Shaofu saw Jiang Yaoguang, her eyes turned red with anger. She stared at him and cursed, "Jiang Yaoguang, you bastard, you scum! You're still pretending you don't know anything! Who was it that said they would explain to me yesterday? I've waited so long, and what have I gotten in return?"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She got up and was about to pounce on Jiang Yaoguang, but was pulled back by Jiang Yimian who was standing to the side.
Upon seeing this, Song Quanzhao coldly rebuked, "Silence! Maintain order in the courtroom."
Jiang Yaoguang, I ask you, Chen Shaofu accuses you of abandoning your wife and children and trying to kill her to curry favor with the powerful. Do you admit it or not?
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