Zhao Xiaoyan glanced at him with disgust. "Who do you think you are? Do you think you are qualified to talk to me?"
Erniu sneered, "Young lady, you are so arrogant! The county magistrate hasn't even opened his mouth yet, and you've already hit him and started cursing. Others would think you're an official!"
Zhao Xiaoyan couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked him, "Bitch! Don't try to sow discord! You, a young prostitute, are not worthy of talking back to me! Come here!"
Tong County Magistrate rubbed his brows and roared: "Enough!"
Only then did Zhao Xiaoyan realize that his face was ashen and full of impatience.
"Husband..."
"Come here, send the lady back and don't bother me with my investigation!"
A servant immediately stepped forward and made a gesture of invitation.
She glanced at the servants around her, flicked her sleeves and left.
The housekeeper looked at Erniu with gratitude and felt a little guilty. If he had known earlier, he would have taken his slave status out. Suddenly he remembered that he was not a slave, but a good citizen.
After a day of investigation, County Magistrate Tong found nothing. Except for a few servants who secretly hid some silver ingots, everyone had an alibi, except for the servant who followed them, but he had fainted.
"What's going on with ghost hunting?"
The housekeeper replied respectfully: "Sir, the master said there is a ghost in Xiangyang Village and asked us to catch it!"
County Magistrate Tong seemed to be thinking about something and did not ask any further questions. He only found out after his subordinates checked the pharmacy's arsenic purchase records.
The butler thought for a moment and took out the indenture, "Sir, I am a timid servant and dare not go. But the master gave me the indenture and said that as long as I complete this task, I can redeem myself!"
County Magistrate Tong narrowed his eyes slightly, took the indenture and examined it, then fell into deep thought.
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