At this moment, inside the county government office, Han Luoxue looked at the kneeling magistrate and said coldly:
"Wow, the county government's accounts are a complete mess!"
The people outside were all starving and skin and bones. How could the county magistrate eat like that? Who would believe he didn't embezzle anything?
"Princess, I'm innocent! I didn't do any of this."
"Heh, you didn't do it? It has nothing to do with you?"
"Your Highness, someone outside wants to see Miss Zhou."
Han Luoxue had just begun the interrogation when someone came in to report.
Han Luoxue was surprised and let the girl in. She looked at Zhou Jie and asked疑惑地问道:
"Sister Zhou, do you know anyone here?"
Zhou Jie shook her head. She didn't know either. It was her first time here, and she shouldn't have been recognized by anyone.
"I don't remember."
Soon, the person was brought in. It was a strange woman. Han Luoxue raised an eyebrow, and Zhou Jie also looked curious: "Who are you?"
This was the first time she had ever met this woman.
"Miss Zhou, I have a favor to ask of you."
Before the woman could speak, she knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face, and kowtowed repeatedly.
Han Luoxue could feel the pain from that force.
"You...you get up first."
This was the first time Zhou Jie had encountered something like this. She didn't even know this woman, so why was she asking her for help?
Besides, Han Yuchen here is the current Zhen King.
There is also Han Luoxue, who is also a county princess, and she has more power than me.
This woman didn't ask the two of them for help, but instead asked herself, a businesswoman?
"I won't get up unless you agree to my request."
The woman raised her head, and her once fair forehead was now bright red and bleeding.
"You... alright, go ahead and say it."
Zhou Jie tried to pull the woman up, but she just wouldn't get up.
“I… Miss Zhou, I am from the Meng family.”
Upon hearing that it was someone from the Meng family, Zhou Jie withdrew her hand, her expression changed, and she took a few steps back.
"If you have something to ask, why don't you go to the Meng family or Meng Yao? Why do you come here to beg me?"
Ever since Mengyao became the Crown Princess, Zhou Jie has disliked her and has been even more hostile towards the Meng family!
Since this woman belongs to the Meng family, how dare she come looking for her?
She's not her parents, why would she wipe her bottom?
Han Luoxue was also surprised when she heard the woman's identity; the Meng family really had peculiar ideas.
“I… Miss Zhou, I am just a concubine of the Meng family. My daughter has been detained by the Crown Princess and is being held in the basement of her courtyard. My daughter is pregnant with the Crown Prince’s child, but the Crown Princess is not pregnant at all. She wants to claim the child after my daughter gives birth.”
The woman was probably too excited, and her words were somewhat incoherent, leaving Zhou Jie confused.
Han Luoxue frowned; she roughly understood what the woman meant!
"You mean the Crown Princess isn't pregnant, but she's pretending to be, and your daughter is the one who's actually pregnant?"
"No one outside knows your daughter is pregnant. The Crown Princess wants to treat the child as her own after your daughter gives birth?"
This Mengyao is really bold.
Pregnancy lasts ten months, I don't know how she plans to get through it?
And what happened after her sister had a child?
Judging from Mengyao's current actions, she will probably kill him to silence him.
A child you raised yourself is always a potential problem if their biological mother is still alive.
The woman in front of me, I don't know how she found out, just wanted to save the child.
The Meng family certainly won't care. After all, a concubine's daughter is no match for a legitimate daughter.
What does it matter to sacrifice a concubine's daughter for the honor of the family?
but……
"You want Zhou Jie to tell Prince Zhen?"
Han Luoxue sized up the woman. She was quite clever; she knew how to survive in a difficult situation.
"Yes, Madam, I had no other choice."
The woman choked back tears, looking even more pitiful.
Zhou Jie turned to look at Han Yuchen. Did she even need to tell him?
He heard everything.
Han Yuchen really didn't expect that such a thing would happen in the Crown Prince's residence. Mengyao was too bold.
"You should go back first. We will tell Prince Zhen about this."
Han Luoxue glanced at Han Yuchen, knowing that he must have a plan.
Mengyao, that woman, is as ruthless as ever, not even sparing her own sister.
She probably never dreamed that the Crown Prince would suddenly have an accident.
"I'm worried..."
The woman did not leave; she kowtowed twice more forcefully and said sadly:
“Now that the Crown Prince is missing, and Mengyao still harbors feelings for Prince Zhen, I'm worried she might want to rekindle their relationship. If that's truly her intention, the child definitely can't be kept. Then my daughter…”
To rekindle their romance?
Han Luoxue glared fiercely at Han Yuchen. It wasn't a good thing that this man was too good-looking; he attracted all sorts of women.
"You should go back first. I believe King Zhen will help you."
The woman kowtowed again before finally getting up.
"Still harboring wicked intentions?"
Seeing that the person had left, Han Luoxue's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Wife, I'm innocent!"
Han Yuchen is also quick-witted and has a particularly strong survival instinct:
"I always keep my distance from her when I see her. I'd rather avoid a woman like that than not at all."
Han Yuchen was speechless; this was the first time he had ever met such a shameless person.
As his fiancée, she became engaged to the crown prince immediately after her disappearance, and then they got married.
As soon as he returned, Mengyao came over again.
She had already avoided him herself, yet she still went out to ambush him. The crown prince had only just disappeared, and she already wanted to remarry.
How can they be so shameless?
"Hmph, you wouldn't dare leave me hanging!"
Han Luoxue proudly raised her head. She was tired from riding in the carriage and wanted to rest for a while.
The people Zhou Jie brought had already gone over to clean up and changed the bedding.
The statistics, reception of the public, and verification here are all handled by Han Yuchen's people.
When Han Luoxue got up, it was already past lunchtime.
Neither of them ate, waiting for Han Luoxue to get up.
"You wouldn't believe it until you see it; this county magistrate is truly a scoundrel!"
Zhou Jie was furious.
"He's been doing this for six years now, and over the years he's abducted dozens of girls. Some of their parents have made a fuss, but unfortunately the county magistrate has dealt with them all."
"He also seized a lot of land, and many people had no choice but to let him farm. They were always hungry and cold, and as a result, he grew into this fat pig."
"By the way, he also robbed a lot of houses. Sister Xue'er, you don't know, what he sets his sights on is his. If you want to take it back, you have to buy it with silver."
Han Luoxue was stunned; this person was simply a menace.
This is the first time I've ever seen an official so blatantly exploiting the people; it's the first time I've ever heard of such behavior.
The key point is that this place is so close to the capital, yet no one discovered it. Is that reasonable?
"Did you investigate his background?"
Han Luoxue asked.
"They're already investigating, but it'll take a while. Xue'er, this magistrate is definitely not suitable. I think our father is quite good; why don't we bring him in and let him take over?"
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