"Stop! You are the Lady of Lotus Palace blessed by Heaven. You are a bunch of bastards who are simply lawless! We have put a lot of effort into deceiving you. It would be fine if you just kneel down and kowtow to us without gratitude, but you still dare to beat us?!"
"You bastards! Why don't you stop it?! As a county governor, I am different from you. Even if I embezzled all the disaster relief supplies, so what? Giving you thin rice soup to drink is already the utmost kindness. It's fine if you don't remember my kindness, but you still have the nerve to come and call me to task?!"
“…”
Wei Xianglian and Li Junshou were beaten so hard that they cried out in confusion. But as soon as they opened their mouths, all they could say were the truth. This immediately aroused even greater anger, and the fists that hit them were even more fierce.
Several other Xianyuan followers were also beaten badly. Wei Xiang wanted to say a few soft words to let the people go, but unfortunately, the two pig teammates shouted too loudly and drowned out their requests for mercy.
The people were filled with anger and attacked them even more harshly.
The people from Xianyuan Sect and County Magistrate Li had been drugged by Sheng Nanxi a long time ago, and the people guarding nearby were all given by Wei Jinxuan's family.
These people had previously stood in a row and refused to let Li Junshou leave, but now they all made way for the people when they saw them rushing over, without any intention of interfering with the other party's revenge. They even maintained order from a distance to prevent a large-scale stampede caused by the crowd's anger.
The old woman who had been kicked to the ground earlier saw the situation getting worse and worse, her face turned pale with anxiety, and she knelt down and begged:
"Husband...husband, the sage said that the ruler is the guide for the ministers and the husband is the guide for the wife. How can you let the old man be beaten by these bastards? Hurry up and give me some money and drive these people out!"
Unexpectedly, Wei Jinxuan was no longer as obedient as usual. She looked down at her and raised the corners of her lips slightly:
"Grandma Liang, how much money did Wei Xianglian give you to make you work so hard for her?"
"Husband...Husband, what are you talking about? I have watched you grow up since you were a child, how could I do such a thing of betraying my master?" Grandma Liang's face turned even paler, but she retorted with a trembling voice.
"Yes, you are the one who has watched me grow up since I was a child..." Wei Jinxuan's tone was filled with a hint of sadness.
Grandma Liang was her teaching grandma who had followed her for many years. She had been accustomed to listening to the other party since she was a child and never doubted anything.
Who could have thought that Wei Xianglian would bribe the people she trusted the most!
A sharp light flashed in Wei Jinxuan's eyes, and her voice suddenly turned cold:
"I don't understand what you are saying! Are you waiting for someone to find something in your room before you admit it?!"
Then he waved his hand and asked her to go to the room to check. This really frightened Grandma Liang, and she immediately admitted with a trembling face:
"Husband...Husband said that it was all Wei Xianglian's fault! She gave me 1,200 taels of silver and asked you to arrange a job for that good-for-nothing son...Wuwuwu...I was so confused that I agreed to their request...Wuwuwu...Husband, please forgive me this time..."
Haha... He bought away her closest servant with one thousand taels of silver and a job.
Wei Jinxuan felt a chill in her heart, and she kicked Grandma Liang, who was pulling at her skirt to beg for mercy.
"Drag him away and beat him to death."
This evil slave attempted to control his mistress with drugs, which according to the law would be a crime of poisoning her. Moreover, the hierarchy in Southern Qi was strict, and when such a thing happened, they would be killed and thrown into a mass grave.
Wei Jinxuan glanced around and pointed out a few maids who were usually on good terms with Grandma Liang:
"These girls will be thrown into the cold courtyard and demoted to the lowest rank of servant girls."
She had been drugged and was unconscious. I could vaguely tell from her words and actions that something was wrong, but I couldn't figure out what was going on.
Now that I think about it carefully, weren't they all bribed by Grandma Liang? They were helping her to drug herself?!
As expected, the maids she named were all terrified and knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Husband, please forgive me this time. I only agreed to help Grandma Liang because I wanted to make a small profit. I really won't dare to do it again..."
"My dear husband, please, I know I was wrong, and I will never betray you again..."
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The maids' cries of pleas were incessant, but Wei Jinxuan didn't even look at them again and let the guards drag them out roughly.
He then turned to a guard beside him and ordered, "Go to the dungeon and bring County Magistrate Sun here. If they stop you, show them this token."
"Yes." The guard took the wooden token from Wei Jinxuan's hand, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
My young lady didn't even get close to the county magistrate tonight. How could the token that County Magistrate Li always kept with him appear in the young lady's hand out of nowhere? !
Fortunately, he was a very professional person. He immediately concealed his surprise and left in a hurry with a few friends.
Wei Jinxuan was also a little surprised. Earlier, there were papers flying all over the sky. In her hand, there was a piece of poetry that she had copied many years ago, and there was also a golden pouch. This token was in the golden pouch.
Wei Jinxuan, who had gotten rid of the love in her mind, was smart. She immediately understood that the master behind the scenes wanted her to find a way to stabilize the situation in Yuquan County.
Although Li Bing was not a good person, after he stepped down, the huge Yuquan County needed someone to preside over government affairs.
Sun Juncheng was sent by the imperial court to take up his post a month ago. As the second-in-command after the county governor, he discovered many problems in Yuquan County's finances within a few days of taking office.
He was planning to secretly collect evidence and report it to the court, but was discovered by Li Bing, who framed him with several charges and imprisoned him in the county government.
Wei Jinxuan remembered that she had overheard the guards talking privately before, saying that Li Bing had secretly transferred 그 to the dungeon of the county governor's mansion, intending to torture him into confessing.
Sure enough, after a few days, a few guards came over carrying the whip-wounded Sun Juncheng.
The middle-aged man was covered in blood, but he looked energetic. However, due to his limited mobility, he could only sit sideways on the stretcher and bow to Wei Jinxuan.
"My husband is well."
The courtyard was noisy, but this person spoke calmly, clearly influenced by him. His face also showed the grievance of being wrongly imprisoned, and his pride was revealed in every move.
Wei Jinxuan also bowed to him respectfully:
"I have met Mr. Sun. It's strange that I didn't recognize him clearly at first and he was raped. That's why I was able to find out the truth in time and save Mr. Sun from going to jail."
"My husband, you are too kind. How can you admit the mistakes made by some treacherous people?" County Magistrate Sun hurriedly stretched out his hand to help the other person up.
Wei Jinxuan was not vague and immediately got to the point: "First of all, how should this matter end?"
"End? Why should it end? Someone teamed up with County Magistrate Li to play tricks and was punished by heaven. Fortunately, the county magistrate's wife responded and led the enthusiastic people to rescue them desperately. Although she was unable to rescue the county magistrate in time, she controlled the fire and spared the rest of the people from the disaster."
"Tens of thousands of people in Jinchuan County witnessed the heroic deeds of my husband and the people nearby. After reporting this to the court, the emperor will surely commend us. How else can this end?"
County Magistrate Sun looked very dignified and lied very smoothly. Wei Jinxuan couldn't help laughing out loud.
This County Magistrate Sun was really smart. He cleared her of suspicion with just a few words.
She had deliberately caused what happened today. If it got out, King Kang and the Xianyuan Sect would not spare the Wei family and the people nearby.
When County Magistrate Sun reported to the court, he claimed that these people were punished by heaven, and directly fooled County Magistrate Li and a group of Xianyuan believers who were beaten.
Anyway, there were constant bombings tonight, a fire in the county governor's mansion that could not be extinguished...all kinds of strange phenomena were witnessed by many people.
We did not explicitly say that the people who were punished by heaven were members of the Xianyuan Sect. Even if the Xianyuan Sect knew that all the people we sent to Jinchuan County had suffered, they would not admit it in public, and could only swallow this loss.
We can't seek revenge on them openly.
As for the truth... the people know it all. What happened today will definitely be spread among the people. It will be difficult for Xianyuan to make trouble near Jinchuan County again.
Wei Jinxuan nodded to Sun Juncheng in admiration: "Very good, then I will do as you say."
"Please ask the court doctor to come and treat your external injuries immediately. The city is in a state of turmoil tonight, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to stay in the county capital and handle the aftermath in time."
"No trouble, this is my job." County Magistrate Sun bowed to Wei Jinxuan again with gratitude, then took the county magistrate's token and had him carried to the main courtyard.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Wei Jinxuan always felt that after being assigned this task, he was much more energetic than before.
It's a complete failure of a madman.
"Husband...Husband, where should we go from now on?" Chunxiang's voice was filled with deep worry.
In this world, every woman depends on her elder brother when at home and on her husband after marriage. Now that her husband has offended the old man so badly, how can there be a place for them in the county governor's mansion?