Chapter 141 Re-examination of the case, summoning Xiao Ying
"Ling Yun has fallen. I can no longer sense the master-servant contract with him."
The man sighed softly, his tone heavy and filled with regret.
"I shouldn't have let him go to Jingnu Country to investigate. It was a waste of a great master of my Yu family."
Next to her was a beautiful woman of about 27 or 28 years old. Her face was serious, but her eyes were full of sadness.
"This isn't the Young Master's fault. The Quiet Women's Country is mysterious and unpredictable. Let alone Ling Yun, even if the Young Master or our ancestor went there in person, they might not be able to get anything good."
The man nodded and sighed again.
"It's just that it's not easy to cultivate a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator, and Lingyun grew up with me, so I always regarded him as my brother."
The woman's expression changed slightly. Didn't she also treat Ling Yun as her younger brother?
"The young master is kind and compassionate. He not only trained us wholeheartedly, but also gave us the surname Yu and commanded the secret guards."
"Ling Yun died for the Yu Family and the Moon Nation. His death was a worthy one."
The man did not speak again, but his eyes gradually became darker.
Jingnu Country killed his people, and he will definitely avenge this grudge for Lingyun personally!
Little did they know that Ling Yun not only survived, but also turned a disaster into a blessing.
Of course, if Ling Yun had not been bought by Xiao Ying by accident, he would have died once the spiritual energy in his body was completely consumed by the poison.
No matter what, Xiao Ying really saved Ling Yun's life.
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As for the Yun'an County Government Office, it has become much more lively since the arrival of Zhou Yanqing and his group.
Zhou Yanqing was very arrogant and didn't give Ning Yuanze any face at all, even though he knew the other party's identity.
In his eyes, Ning Yuanze was just an unfavored bastard, otherwise he would not have been exiled to such a place, so he made trouble for no reason.
Ning Yuanze was extremely annoyed by him, but he had no choice but to deal with this dandy idiot.
After a few days of contact, he no longer had any hope in Zhou Yanqing. If this idiot could really solve the case, he wouldn't have the surname Ning.
After Zhou Yanqing arrived, he first retried Zhou Wang's family. He relied on his status and power to change the execution to a prison term of 20 years, and then escorted them to Shangjing to serve their sentences. His intentions were not concealed at all.
He then began to investigate Xiao Ying, saying that there had been a major breakthrough in the case, and directly ordered the bailiffs to arrest the man.
When the bailiffs arrived at Xiao Ying's house, Xiao Ying was looking at the newly bought chicks, ducklings, piglets and rabbits in the backyard.
I bought fifty chicks and ducklings, eight piglets, and three pairs of rabbits, three males and three females. This way, I would have a steady supply of chicken, duck, and rabbit meat to eat in a few months.
He Changgui looked anxious when he came to report. The yamen runners could tell he had bad intentions and didn't know what they wanted to do with his wife.
"Ya'er?"
Xiao Ying was also a little surprised. He recalled his recent actions and made sure there was nothing wrong.
She raised her eyebrows slightly. Could it be that the new county magistrate was investigating an old case and found something wrong?
"Let's go and take a look."
She thought that the other party would definitely not be able to produce any evidence, so she was not panicked at all.
When they arrived at the front yard, the yamen runners seemed to be getting a little impatient and walked towards her fiercely when they saw her.
"Are you Xiao Ying?"
"I'm Xiao Ying. I wonder what brings you here?"
"Don't ask so many questions! The Minister of Justice from the Dali Temple wants to question you. Come with us to the county government office immediately."
As he said that, he was about to catch her.
Xiao Ying was stunned. The Dali Temple's Secretary? Why would someone from the Dali Temple come here?
Logically speaking, the case has been closed, and Wei Liang wouldn't be stupid enough to bring it up again.
As for the new county magistrate, it would probably be too late.
So who has such means to report it to the Dali Temple?
The Dali Temple sent people here, probably to re-investigate the case, which is a bit bad.
Seeing that her arm was about to be caught, her aura suddenly changed. Several yamen runners were actually afraid and stopped in their tracks.
"I'll go on my own."
She wanted to see what new evidence the new temple secretary had found.
"lady!"
Kang Ruolan, He Changgui, and the others were immediately anxious. They had a bad feeling. What had the lady done wrong? Why were even the people from the Dali Temple here?
Xiao Ying glanced at everyone and said calmly, "It's okay. I'll be back soon. Everything at home is normal."
Seeing her so calm, everyone gradually calmed down.
Kang Ruolan said: "Madam, please rest assured, I will protect the house."
Xiao Ying nodded. She was quite confident in Kang Ruolan's abilities.
"Ma'am, I'll go with you."
Ling Yun suddenly spoke, his eyes firm.
In the past few days, everyone has gradually realized that he is an extraordinary person. With him accompanying her, the lady should be safer.
"Um."
Xiao Ying did not refuse, so Ling Yun immediately went to harness the carriage.
When Xiao Ying and others walked out of the gate, he was already waiting nearby in a carriage.
The yamen runners were all shocked. How could a captured criminal be taken to the county yamen in a horse-drawn carriage?
Xiao Ying said seriously, "It's faster to take a carriage. You don't want to keep the Temple Secretary waiting for too long, do you? And I don't think the Temple Secretary said we can't take a carriage."
The bailiffs looked at each other. This was true, but they still felt something was wrong.
Kang Ruolan, who followed, quickly stuffed a purse into the leading yamen runner's hand. The purse was heavy, at least twenty taels, and the yamen runner's expression immediately relaxed.
"Ma'am, you have a point."
So Xiao Ying got straight into the carriage. It was the big carriage with plenty of space inside, and could easily seat eight or nine people.
The few yamen runners were too embarrassed to sit on it, so they could only jog behind it. They were sweating profusely by the time they ran out of the village.
The villagers were all worried when they saw this. Could it be that Madam Xiao had done something wrong?
But if he had committed a crime, why was he still able to ride in a carriage? The yamen runners also seemed polite.
"She got caught for something? Humph, I knew this would happen sooner or later. She's been showing off all day, so now she's in trouble."
A sarcastic voice rang out from the crowd, full of gloating.
Everyone frowned and looked, it turned out to be Zhou Lihua.
Then, Chen Zhang, who was standing by, shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about, you idiot? Are you just hoping that something bad will happen to your second sister-in-law?"
"What good will it do you if your second sister-in-law gets into trouble? The whole village is relying on her to make money!"
"Do you think our family will still have the current income if something happens to your second sister-in-law?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers all agreed. Yes, now they all rely on Xiao Ying to make money. Every family has someone working in the workshop, and they can earn fifty cents a day. Where can they find such a good thing?
So they all glared at Zhou Lihua and scolded her until her face turned red and she quickly squeezed out of the crowd and ran away.
On the other side, Xiao Ying and others had already left the village.
"Would you like to sit up together, my dear officers?"
After driving forward for a while, Xiao Ying saw that several people were already out of breath. Feeling that the time was almost right, he asked Ling Yun to stop the carriage.
"Madam Xiao is a female relative after all, isn't this a bad idea?" Several yamen runners were very tempted, but felt it was inappropriate.
Xiao Ying said, "Just lift up the curtains when the time comes."
Being so open and frank, no one can say anything.
The yamen runners appreciated the gesture and their attitude improved a lot.
"Thank you, Madam Xiao, for giving us a ride."
The leading yamen runner bowed and jumped onto the carriage first, but he only sat in the place closest to the door and then tied the curtain to the side.
The other three yamen runners also got on the carriage one after another, all of them staying far away from Xiao Ying, and then the carriage started moving again.
Two horses pulling a carriage can go faster than one horse, and they arrived at Ning'an County in less than an hour.
Outside the city gate, several yamen runners got off the carriage to avoid being seen and causing bad influence.
After entering the city, the carriage slowed down and the yamen runners could keep up on foot.
Along the way, Xiao Ying had already found out everything. It turned out that someone went to the capital to file a complaint, which alarmed the Dali Temple, so they sent people to investigate again.
There were two officials who came, one was Ding Fang, a fifth-rank temple secretary, and the other was Zhou Yanqing, a sixth-rank temple director.
But what's strange is that the one who made the decision between the two was not Ding Fang, but Zhou Yanqing.
Just yesterday, Zhou Yanqing changed the sentence of Zhou Wang's family from execution to a 20-year prison term.
After hearing this, Xiao Ying understood everything.
It must be Zhou Wang who asked someone to go to the capital to file a complaint, and this Zhou Yanqing might have some background, and the person behind the scenes could command the temple secretary of the Dali Temple.
She raised her eyebrows, not expecting that Zhou Wang's family had connections in Beijing.
But there is a question here. Why did the people from Dali Temple target her directly?
She was sure that she had not revealed any clues when she killed Zhou Tianci, otherwise the Zhou family would have produced evidence when Wei Liang was investigating.
So what is the reason?
Sending people to arrest her like this is not as simple as just asking her to assist in the investigation.
The carriage stopped a hundred meters outside the county government office. Ling Yun looked for a place to store the carriage, while Xiao Ying followed several yamen runners into the county government office.
Perhaps they didn't expect her to come so soon, and the people from the Dali Temple were not in the hall at all.
Xiao Ying waited for a quarter of an hour before the officials arrived. There were three of them. The one sitting in the middle was the temple secretary Ding Fang, who looked to be in his early thirties.
On the left was a man in his twenties, looking nonchalant and yawning from time to time. He looked at her with contempt through his triangular eyes. It must be Zhou Yanqing.
When he saw her face clearly, Zhou Yanqing's eyes changed slightly, revealing a hint of surprise and greed.
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