This is a fat bearded man, dressed in a wealthy manner. "Of course, we have plenty of gems, some are more beautiful and bigger than these."
What kind of person is Mu Wanqing? She cheated people to death without blinking an eye. "It's hard to refuse such kindness, so I'll accept it."
Not only did she accept it, she also picked up the ruby and examined it carefully. "This ruby doesn't have enough luster, so it's not a top-notch gem. It's fine to give it to people as a reward."
Bearded man: ...This is too unkind.
He was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Young lady, you have a very good eye. I have a box of fine gems that would be perfect for a dowry. Since you are so beautiful, I can sell them to you half way and give them away half way."
Mu Wanqing played with the ruby and said, "Bring it here and have a look."
The bearded man said with a smile on his face, "How can you carry such a precious thing with you? Miss, please move to the inn where I live..."
Before he could finish, Mu Wanqing waved her hand and said, "I'm tired. I won't go."
Bearded man: ...This doesn’t go according to the rules, how can he respond?
"Miss, do you have any concerns? I am an honest businessman and I never cheat anyone."
Others chimed in, "I can vouch for him. He is indeed an honest businessman."
"I bought a box of precious stones from him last time. All the stones were precious. I gave them to my daughter as a dowry. She was very popular on her wedding day. Her husband's family valued her very much."
Mu Wanqing picked up the teacup and took a sip, her manner very lazy, "You are such a good father. Yes, my parents are responsible for the dowry, why should I, a girl, be anxious?"
The people on the opposite side were stunned and forgot about it.
Everyone looked at Guo Er who was standing opposite Mu Wanqing. Guo Er did not look like an elder. His temperament and appearance were completely different.
The bearded man cupped his hands and said embarrassedly, "Miss, you are right. I was inconsiderate. Please forgive me."
Normal people would be polite, but Mu Wanqing said, "For the sake of this ruby, I won't bother with you."
The bearded man choked. He was just being polite, but she took it seriously? He was a little angry.
"I wonder where the young lady lives. I want to visit her."
Mu Wanqing smiled and gave the name, "Yue Lai Inn."
The bearded man then left, and the others went downstairs one after another.
Guo Er, who was watching from the side, frowned, "Why do I feel like there's something wrong with them? They seem to be in the same group, maybe it's a honey trap."
Mu Wanqing smiled slightly. It was just a trap. She didn't know whether they did it randomly or targeted her on purpose.
"I disrupted their plans. Let's see how they sing next."
She drank tea and ate snacks leisurely, and chatted with the diners. She was always good at asking questions, and as long as she wanted to, she could coax people into saying their innermost thoughts. The atmosphere became very lively for a while.
"The girl is missing?" Mu Wanqing's voice rose several octaves.
"Isn't it? It's happened more than once recently, girl, you should be more careful when you go out."
Mu Wanqing's face darkened.
As the sky grew darker, Mu Wanqing had already received enough information, so she stood up and went downstairs to pay the bill.
As the group walked out of the restaurant, several officers appeared out of nowhere and blocked their way.
"We are the police. Someone reported you for stealing someone else's heirloom. Come with us."
The maids screamed in fear, and passers-by looked over and said, "Oh, it's the police." Then everything is fine.
Guo Er was a little nervous and subconsciously protected Mu Wanqing.
Mu Wanqing glanced at the tail behind her calmly, well, it’s catching up.
"Which government office are you from?"
The police officer said arrogantly, "Why waste your time talking to them? I'll take them all away."
The other party picked up the handcuffs and put them on Mu Wanqing. A trace of anger flashed in Mu Wanqing's eyes, and she slightly turned sideways to avoid them.
"No, no, I'll go with you."
Guo Er blocked it with his hands and shouted, "We will be obedient, we will be obedient."
Seeing that they were obedient, the officer shouted triumphantly, "Let's go."
Mu Wanqing turned around and shook the fingers behind her back.
The officer took them around in circles and finally stopped in an empty alley.
"Take out all your valuables." He pointed at Mu Wanqing and the maids around her, "Take off all your jewelry and jade pendants."
Mu Wanqing's jewelry is all exquisite. The jade pendant around her waist is made of the best Hetian jade, with a warm and delicate luster.
He pointed at Guo Er again and said, "You, take off your rings and take out all the banknotes and silver. Be sensible and don't force us to do it ourselves."
Guo Er was so angry that his mouth was crooked. He was robbing in broad daylight. He must be a fake. "Officers, what do you mean by this? Aren't we going to the government office? Let's go."
A cold voice sounded, "My things are not so easy to take."
It was the bearded man from before, and there were a few companions around him, all of whom were just there to help.
Mu Wanqing narrowed her eyes slightly, "It's you."
The bearded man felt wronged and was upset. "You refused to accept my toast but insisted on drinking the penalty wine. You have a pretty face for nothing, but you don't know how to appreciate my kindness. You took out all the valuable things on you."
But to his surprise, Mu Wanqing didn't show any fear at all. Instead, she questioned, "Will you let us go if we take it out? How can I trust you liars?"
The bearded man fell in love with Mu Wanqing at first sight in the restaurant. She was really pretty, with elegant temperament and manners, just like the legendary lady from a noble family.
But the man next to her was dressed luxuriously, like a nouveau riche.
He deliberately used the ruby to test the man and found that he was a short-sighted person with a bad family background. He should be a merchant family doing business.
So, he took action and gained both money and beauty.
Who knew that this girl's brain was different from others and she didn't follow the usual path.
When his first plan failed, he had to come up with another one.
"You are lucky to have met me. I like you, so I won't sell you to Baihua Tower."
Wait until he gets tired of playing with it before selling it.
Mu Wanqing narrowed her eyes dangerously. "You are so rampant in Ganzhou City, aren't you afraid of being wanted by the government?"
The bearded man raised his chin, looking fearless, "We have connections in the government."
It seems that they are veterans. Did they do the missing girl case? Mu Wanqing's eyes flashed with disgust, "Is it the He family? Or the Lu family?"
The bearded man stared at Mu Wanqing with lustful eyes, "Why are you asking so many questions? Have you made up your mind? Do you want to serve me alone, or do you want to go to Baihua Tower?"
"Pah pah." Mu Wanqing clapped her hands lightly, "Come out."
Several strong men rushed out from the darkness and surrounded Mu Wanqing to protect her.
They were all secret guards assigned by Du Shaoxuan to Mu Wanqing, who had been protecting her in the dark.
The bearded man and his companions' faces changed drastically, and they had a bad feeling.
"Who are you? We are officials here to do our business. Anyone who does not belong to us, please leave immediately."
Mu Wanqing ordered coldly, "Capture them all."
The secret guards were all highly skilled in martial arts and were experts in fighting against a hundred men at once. They subdued these people with just a few moves.
The bearded man struggled hysterically, "We are backed by the Lu family, who dares to mess with us? I advise you to release them quickly, otherwise you will bear the consequences."
"The Lu family." Mu Wanqing's eyes rolled, and an idea flashed through her mind, "Let's go, let's go and smash the Lu family."
The bearded man was horrified, "Are you crazy? That's the Lu family!"
The answer he got was the iron fist from the secret guards, who beat him into a pig's head and then tied them together and dragged them away.
Such a tragic scene attracted countless people, who were curious and asked about it. The eloquent Guo Er talked a lot about it.
Soon, the evil deeds of the bearded man and his group spread quickly and were despised by the people.
At this moment, a group of people rushed over and beat up the bearded man and his companions.
"My daughter is missing. It must be you guys who did it. Where is she? Return my daughter to me now."
"How could you do this, you beasts? Everyone is born by their parents, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Give me back my daughter, give me back my daughter."
The bearded man held his head in his hands and denied it at the top of his lungs, "It's not me, stop hitting me."
Mu Wanqing saw this and felt a little heavy-hearted. Young girls have been going missing recently, but the government has not solved the case yet!
She is determined to take care of this matter. She doesn't believe that she can't find the clues behind it.
"Everyone, listen to me. These people are backed by the Lu family. Let's go and ask the Lu family why they are harming their own people so much. How many cruel things have they done? Let's go together."
Since the water is so deep, why not make it more muddy and see who will jump out.
Everyone's anger was completely ignited, "Let's go together."
Along the way, more and more people gathered and formed a vast ocean.
By the time they arrived at the Lu family, the family had already heard the news and was on high alert, with a group of servants guarding the door.
The one who came out was the second master of the Lu family. His expression changed several times when he saw the dark crowd.
If this matter is not handled properly, it will provoke civil unrest.
He bowed to everyone with a very gentle attitude.
"Fellow villagers, please do not believe in the instigation of those with ulterior motives. Our Lu family is upright and honest, and will not do anything dirty or vulgar."
He patted his chest to assure that his family was innocent and clean, and directed the conflict at others, "Someone doesn't like our Lu family and is deliberately making trouble. Don't be fooled..."
Mu Wanqing looked him over for a few times, speaking in a series of lines, but not really sincerely. "You're not referring to me, are you?"
Master Lu Er glanced at her coldly and said, "I don't talk to women."
It was this woman who took the lead in messing with the Lu family! She really didn't know how to live or die.
Mu Wanqing raised her eyebrows and curled the corners of her mouth slightly, "Are you afraid that if you lose, it will be too embarrassing, and if you win, it will be unfair and you will be laughed at?"
Her words hit the heart of Master Lu Er, and he warned her sternly, "Young lady, I don't know who you belong to, but I want to tell you that our Lu family cannot be shaken by some conspirators."
The implicit and implicit accusations were that Mu Wanqing had ill intentions, but Mu Wanqing remained unmoved and pointed at the bearded man and his group, "Don't you know these people? They confessed that they are from your Lu family."
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Master Lu's eyes, and he flatly denied, "I don't know him. It's ridiculous to believe what such a person says."
The bearded man and his companions were beaten badly, but no one sympathized with them.
They looked at Master Lu eagerly, "Master Lu, save us."
Master Lu Er was furious. "Shut up, don't try to throw dirty water on our Lu family. You have done something wrong and you should be punished. The government will make corresponding judgments based on your crimes. Fellow villagers, I promise you that I will urge the relevant departments to deal with it, so please go back."
The people stood still and looked at Mu Wanqing.
Master Lu Er gritted his teeth secretly, "My lady, if you leave me now, just pretend nothing happened. I promise I won't pursue the matter."
Mu Wanqing looked at him steadily. "I heard that the Lu family buys a batch of maids every year, but they never sell any. This is strange. No matter how big the Lu family is, they don't need so many maids."
"Then the question is, where did the extra maid go? Or should I ask, are they still alive?"
Master Lu Er's face turned red with anger, and he shouted, "How dare you! Just based on these few words of yours, I can put you in jail."
Mu Wanqing was not frightened at all, and asked coldly, "What crime are you going to accuse me of?"
"Falsely accusing an official of the imperial court." Master Lu waved his hand, his patience reaching its limit, "Come here, arrest this woman."
The Lu family's servants pounced on Mu Wanqing like wolves and tigers. The secret guards protected Mu Wanqing in front of them, and the situation was about to break out.
At this moment, a rider came galloping over, "Stop."
Master Lu was stunned for a moment, "Miss, why are you here?"
Ji Cheng jumped off his horse and bowed to Mu Wanqing, "Master Qingping, please forgive me for being late."
She rushed over as soon as she received the news, and fortunately, she was still in time.
Master Lu Er looked at Mu Wanqing in disbelief.
The crowd was even more excited and buzzed. "What? The village chief Qingping?"
"So he is the village chief. No wonder he is so nice and considerate of us common people, unlike those dog officials who only know how to oppress us."
"Oh my god, it's actually the Qingping Township Lady. Our whole family loves her so much. Ahhh, I'll go call my parents to come and see her."
Mu Wanqing stood with her hands behind her back, "Miss Ji, your Ganzhou City is too chaotic. It's time to take drastic measures to rectify it."
Her tone was calm, but it revealed a stern aura.
Ji Cheng smiled bitterly. The Lu family was a local tyrant. After decades of business, they had become entrenched in a myriad of networks. Her father couldn't do anything about them and had to bring out Captain He to compete with them.
The imperial power does not extend below the county level. Even the decrees issued by the emperor himself cannot reach every place. There is also a saying that the emperor is far away and the mountains are high.
If this is the case with the king, let alone other people.
Mu Wanqing doesn't have so many concerns. When problems arise, she solves them. If they don't work, she will completely tear them down and start over again.
"A prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as a commoner. Whether it's the He family or the Lu family, if they break the law, they should be severely punished and must not be tolerated. This is Ganzhou City, the first barrier of Da Qi. If this place is corrupted, I dare not imagine how we can defend this city."
She spoke loudly, and Ji Cheng was shocked. "Master Qingping, you don't know that the waters in Ganzhou City are very deep, and there are many forces..."
Forces from all countries have planted stakes in Ganzhou City, and the situation is complicated.
Mu Wanqing had no right to manage it before, and it was not legitimate for her to do so, but now her status is different, and she has to manage it.
"Since I am the village chief appointed by the emperor, I must take care of things like this. Otherwise, I will be sorry for the emperor's love for me, the people at the border, and my own conscience."
"People of Ganzhou, please forgive me for meddling in your business today. I will hold a public trial with you all, and publicly try these evildoers who have committed serious crimes. Please help me."
It can be said that the missing girl case touched Mu Wanqing's bottom line.
Master Lu was stunned by her actions. "Master Qingping, you are not an official and you are not qualified to try the case."
"Everyone has the responsibility to eradicate the evil influence." Mu Wanqing pointed at herself and said righteously, "I will shoulder all the responsibilities. I just want justice. I just want to give justice to the people."
"My fellow villagers, are you willing to be bullied for the rest of your life? Are you willing to let your children, whom you have raised with great difficulty, be killed by others?"
These words deeply touched the soft spot of the people, and they couldn't help but shed tears, "Village Master, we listen to you, please make the decision for us."
"Lord, we believe in you."
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