"Ah!" Lu Tong shook his head, but he still did him a favor. "I can't say too much. I can only tell you that the nobleman and His Majesty have the same surname."
Zhu Yixuan's pupils trembled, his body trembled slightly, and he froze in place without moving.
Lu Tong waved his hand and the yamen runners immediately rushed to the backyard.
When Mr. Zhu was caught, he was still yelling and screaming, but when he saw Lu Tong, his expression instantly became ferocious.
"Lu Tong! What rights do you have to arrest me? What have I done wrong? Don't think you can cover up everything just because you are the magistrate of Zhaohua County! My relative is a general! My Zhu family is not without supporters!"
Zhu Yixuan was so angry that he almost suffocated, "Dad! Stop talking!"
Master Zhu looked at Zhu Yixuan in disbelief, "You yelled at me? Your father has been arrested and you are still indifferent?"
Zhu Yixuan was furious, "Dad! Do you know how big of a mess you've made? Have you forgotten that you asked the housekeeper to take people to rob the coffin?"
Master Zhu was stunned for a moment, then laughed angrily, "It's Chen Yi again! He just recognized a Marquis as his godfather, but do you really think you are so great? That coffin was originally mine! It's mine!"
Zhu Yixuan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. "The coffin was bought by a nobleman. It has nothing to do with Shen Yi. You didn't provoke Shen Yi, but the nobles from the imperial capital. They can destroy our entire Zhu family with just one finger. Dad, do you want to continue making trouble?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? What royal family? Those are all made up by Chen Yi to deceive you! And you believed it!" Master Zhu refuted without thinking, and was very emotional.
Lu Tong smiled, "Zhu Kun, it's too late to play dumb now. Whether you admit it or not, whether you are willing to believe it or not, this is the fact. The current Zhaohua County is no longer the remote, poor and ignored small county town. Apart from other things, the stationed troops alone are something that your Zhu family cannot afford to provoke.
How dare you act so recklessly? Now you have provoked a big shot who is more troublesome than the garrison troops. Now they are just putting you in jail. If you continue to speak without thinking and say something you shouldn't say, and it gets to the ears of the nobleman, I can't guarantee what will happen to you!"
Master Zhu was shocked and frightened, but he still defended himself, "They stole my coffin, and I asked the housekeeper to take it back. What's wrong with that?"
Lu Tong shook his head. "You don't have any evidence, but your arrogance is real. You'll keep these words until you go to jail! Come on, take him away!"
"I don't accept it, I don't accept it." Mr. Zhu was dragged away.
Zhu Yixuan's face looked extremely ugly.
Lu Tong patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Zhu Yixuan, I was also born and raised in Zhaohua County. I have received a lot of respect from the Zhu family before, so I naturally don't want to break up with your Zhu family.
You know very well what your father has done since the relocation of Zhaohua County. The county government has been very lenient towards the Zhu family. Unexpectedly, your father mistakenly believed that I was weak and easy to bully, and he became more and more reckless. If I continue to let it go, the Zhu family will be destroyed in your father's hands!
That’s all I have to say. Please think carefully about it.”
The news that Mr. Zhu was imprisoned soon spread throughout the county. People were talking about it on the streets and alleys. Some people even said that the Zhu family was about to fall into decline, and their rumors were very detailed.
Zhu Yixuan was extremely confused. Knowing that the current situation was not favorable to him, he immediately ran to the next door house to meet Cen Mingzhu.
"Pack your things and leave Zhaohua County tonight."
Cen Mingzhu was playing with her "darling son" and was unhappy when she heard this. "Why do you want to leave? My son is still so young, and I'm not well yet. What do you think of asking us to leave in this weather?"
Zhu Yixuan looked at her coldly, "Good intentions! If you don't want to die, get out of the city tonight! The big shots from the imperial capital have come to Zhaohua County. If your affairs in Zhaohua County spread, even your father won't be able to protect you!"
Cen Mingzhu didn't care. "What are you afraid of? I gave birth to a son for the Second Prince! Even for the sake of my son, the other party can't do anything to me!"
In short, she is a mother with a son and has nothing to fear. She is unwilling to travel in such weather.
Zhu Yixuan was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to tell Cen Mingzhu the truth. If he told Cen Mingzhu the truth and she was devastated and something went wrong, then he would be finished!
"Are you really not leaving?" Zhu Yixuan asked again.
"No, I won't leave!" Cen Mingzhu was firm.
Zhu Yixuan exhaled a breath of foul air and said coldly: "It's up to you. If something happens, don't blame me for not reminding you!"
After saying that, he turned and left the yard.
At the same time, Murong Chen and his party also returned to the county government office.
Lu Tong was already waiting outside the county government office to greet him, and he followed Murong Chen respectfully inside to answer his questions.
"Your Highness, I have done everything you asked me to do, but Zhu Kun is not in his right mind. He has been insisting that the coffin is his. He also said that County Magistrate Shen deliberately framed him and said a lot of nonsense."
Murong Chen smiled faintly, "If Zhu Kun didn't lie, then there must be something wrong with the coffin shop owner. We'll know after arresting both of them and trying them! Zhaohua County is not bad! The people in the villages and towns below are simple and honest, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It's just that the Zhu family is a bit of a hindrance! Was it the Zhu family who bullied the concubine and caused her serious injuries?"
Lu Tong's face turned pale and he nodded, "It is true."
Shen Yi said: "She is Zhu Yixuan's second wife, her surname is Cen, and she is the most beloved daughter of the border guarding general Cen Yingfan.
Cen was arrogant and willful, and acted recklessly. She severely injured the concubine and her brother. Fortunately, the Marquis of Yong'an came, and Cen was thrown into prison and sentenced to exile at the border. "
Murong Chen laughed sarcastically, "The border is Cen Yingfan's territory. Who would make the Cen family exile to the border?"
Shen Yi hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, the county magistrate's surname was Duan. County Magistrate Duan was insignificant and his influence was not taken seriously. The Cen family put pressure on County Magistrate Duan, and the Yong'an Marquis could not stay in Zhaohua County for long. County Magistrate Duan was helpless. Your Highness may not know that the Cen family is also in Zhaohua County now."
Murong Chen frowned slightly, "What's going on?"
Shen Yi said in detail: "The official is not clear about the specific circumstances. We only know that during the period of Zhu Yixuan's mourning, Cen returned to Zhaohua County pregnant and gave birth to a child. She was saved by a hemorrhage and has been hiding in Zhu's house to recuperate."
"You Zhu family are so lawless and reckless! Someone, go! Search the Zhu Mansion and capture Cen for me." Murong Chen clenched his fists and pounded the table hard.
Lu Tong's heart was beating like a drum, knowing that things were really going to change in Zhaohua County.
The people who went to capture Cen Mingzhu brought Zhu Yixuan and Cen Mingzhu to Murong Chen without much effort.
Cen Mingzhu was originally fearless and yelled loudly, but when she saw Murong Chen's face clearly, she was so scared that her face turned pale, "Sixth Prince!"
"What?" Zhu Yixuan was shocked. His inner guess was confirmed. He had only one thought: it's over!
Murong Chen leisurely looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and sneered, "Who can tell me how the people exiled to the border appeared here? Hmm?" (End of this chapter)
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