Chapter 626: All variables
This is the nth time that the Lu family has opened the door in the past few days.
At the door, Prefect Shen was riding on his horse, looking down upon everyone just like last night, but his expression was slightly tired.
Hu Xin'er saluted perfunctorily: "Prefect Shen has changed his mind again and wants to take me back to jail?"
"My word is my bond. This visit is not about this matter." Prefect Shen shook his sleeves. "This matter is of no small importance. Let your husband come out and answer."
Hu Xin'er glanced at Mu Qing's expression and asked, "Are you sure?"
Well, very good. The cold yet murderous look in his eyes and the tense jaw all showed the rage in Mu Qing's heart.
She respected Prefect Chen as a man who dared to confront Mu Qing in this state without fear of being beaten to death.
Prefect Shen said condescendingly, "Early this morning, someone beat a drum to complain, saying that someone from your Lu family broke into the Zhou residence last night and burned half the medicinal herbs in the house. Is this true?"
Hu Xiner perked up. Wow, half of the house was burned?
She couldn't help but give her brother-in-law a thumbs up in her heart.
Having burned so many medicinal herbs, the Zhou family must be capable of doing so, and it would be very difficult to collect them in the future. No wonder they were so angry that they pulled Prefect Shen out of bed early in the morning to "redress" him.
But on the surface, she would never admit to this matter. If she admitted it, wouldn't that be giving others a handle?
Therefore, she rolled her eyes speechlessly.
Prefect Shen frowned and said, "How disgraceful! What do you mean by this? Are you trying to disrespect me?"
Seeing this, the yamen runners nearby drew their swords and a cold light flashed everywhere.
If it were another woman, she would probably be scared to death at this moment.
But Hu Xin'er just glanced at him calmly, then sneered, "Why, Prefect Shen, are you trying to use force just because you've wrongly accused someone?"
"When did I ever wrongly accuse you?" Prefect Shen said confidently, "Did I misjudge anything last night? You're just a woman, don't you know that if you want to appeal, you need evidence and witness testimony? If you don't have them, then don't talk nonsense!"
Hu Xin'er supported her waist and sneered, "Then I'd like to ask Master Shen, when the Zhou family filed a complaint against me, did they provide any evidence?"
"When they accused Zhao Si of spreading rumors, did they provide any evidence at all?"
"As for you constantly saying that Hu Laosan harassed the Zhou residence? He didn't even enter the Zhou residence, but came to my house for tea. Is that considered a mistake?"
Without waiting for Lord Shen to reply, she said flatly, "If they can sue me without any witnesses or evidence, and even personally bring people to arrest us, then can I also sue the Zhou family for deliberately framing me because they covet my shop?"
"If you can arbitrarily accuse someone of spreading rumors without any evidence, then can I also say that Zhou Chenghe is the real culprit behind the rumors, that they were the ones who nearly killed Miss Du and Miss Zhou, and that his goal was to pit the Du and Zhou families against each other so he could profit from it?"
"If just watching from outside the door is considered a crime, then when the Zhou family encountered trouble, you, Prefect Shen, were also watching from outside. Why didn't you arrest yourselves and put yourself in jail?"
She spoke this long paragraph very fluently, without any stumbling blocks, and every word was precious, getting straight to the heart of the matter.
After all, wasn't Prefect Shen just protecting the Zhou family? Such corruption and abuse of power would eventually be exposed no matter how hard they tried to hide it.
As she spoke, not only did Prefect Shen's face turn ashen, but even his yamen runners couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.
There is no other reason, because what Hu Xiner said makes so much sense.
In fact, how could Prefect Shen not know in his heart that his actions were full of flaws? If it were under normal circumstances, he would definitely be able to come up with a perfect plan and teach others that he would not be able to tell that it was him who was behind it.
But if we have to blame someone, we can only blame the Zhou family for being too hasty!
He glared at Zhou Chenghe imperceptibly, and Zhou Chenghe's face didn't look any better either.
He is not a fool. The Zhou family and the Shen family have been able to cooperate seamlessly for so many years and deceive all the people in Qingzhou City. It was not by luck, but by means and strategies.
The Zhou family's original plan was to collect medicinal materials within three years, then push Miss Du's reputation to the bottom, and then kidnap her when she was out, and change her face without anyone knowing.
However, the Lu family became the biggest variable in the whole incident. Ever since Miss Du got involved with the Lu family, their originally bad reputation gradually improved. After that, rumors spread everywhere, which not only directly shattered their strategy, but also turned the tables on Miss Zhou!
If Miss Zhou had not reacted in time, the Zhou family would probably be forced to lose their reputation and be desperate.
After all, the Du family has been able to stand firm despite being slandered for so many years because it has a clean foundation. But the Zhou family has no foundation at all. Just dig into it and you will find all kinds of negative information!
The more Miss Zhou thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, because it was impossible for the Du family's brains to suddenly become better overnight, so the only family that could be behind this was the Lu family.
The most suspicious one among them is undoubtedly Hu Xiner.
You know, over the years, no one has ever been able to snatch the medicinal herbs that Miss Zhou has set her eyes on from her.
If it was Hu Xiner who helped Du Xiaoqin, then even Miss Zhou would not be sure that she could continue to win.
Under such circumstances, we can only advance the plan and arrest Miss Du as soon as possible.
Lu Yunjue was the second variable. It was his appearance that made Miss Zhou no longer hesitate and decide to change her face to pursue the handsome second young master.
The seemingly hasty action was actually the most perfect solution among the imperfect ones, and it successfully caught everyone off guard.
Unfortunately, there is a third variable.
Such a sloppy operation, as long as it can be successfully completed - that is, the face-changing is successful, would have been successful 99 times out of 10 in the past.
However, the arrival of Lord Chu and the people behind him made Prefect Shen a little impatient. How could he calm down and make plans with the Zhou family again?
Facing Hu Xiner's sharp questioning at this moment, he could not organize any effective words except to stare at her with a majestic look.
"You shrew!" His beard quivered, and then he shouted sternly, "How can the government tolerate your clever rhetoric in a case? I've been an upright official my whole life, and I don't want to engage in a quarrel with a shrew like you in the streets. Right and wrong will be determined in court."
He shouted, "Come here, arrest these three people."
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