Chapter 152 Confrontation
Wang Yunong continued, "Ever since he got engaged to the daughter of the Lin family, he seems to have thrown himself on her, and I can no longer see him."
Her voice became lower and lower until it disappeared.
When Lin Xi looked, she saw that Wang Yunong was almost asleep, with her body lying sideways, and she was about to fall off the chair.
Fortunately, she was quick-witted and caught the person.
"Send her back to the house." Lin Xi said to Xiao Yongyan.
Xiao Yongyan hesitated, "I can send her back, but are you sure?"
Lin Xi said unhappily, "I'm not that unreasonable. She had no choice after all."
Women in ancient times seemed to have a lot of glory, but in reality, they had no right to choose at all.
When it comes to love and marriage, it all depends on the parents’ approval. If the parents are reliable, then you are lucky. But if the parents are cold-hearted, then you will have no place to cry.
Xiao Yongyan didn't say much. He carried Wang Yunong on his back and sent her back to the house. Lin Xi helped her tidy up her clothes.
Then the two turned and left.
The moment the door closed, Wang Yunong opened her eyes, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes in the darkness.
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On the second day, news came from the prefect that three people were required to go and confront Hang Qi.
The confrontation took place at the county government office, but there were no outsiders around except the government officials.
After all, the person to be tried is a county magistrate, so it is not appropriate to make it public.
When the three arrived, Hang Qi was already sitting on the chair.
No matter what, Hang Qi is still the county magistrate and he can't make people kneel down.
The governor swept his cold eyes over the three people and said, "I called you here today to understand the whole story."
Yesterday, the prefect had already asked Hang Qi once. Of course, in Hang Qi's statement, everything was the fault of Lin Xi and others, and he was just using his authority as a county magistrate to maintain peace in the area.
"There is no need to talk about paying taxes and filing records. The law does not provide for such a thing." The governor said, "But Lord Hang said that you robbed the county government's carriage and injured the government officials. Is this true?"
Gu Songtao was an honest man. When he heard the governor's question, he immediately replied, "Sir, we did it, but we can't do anything about it..."
Before he could finish his words, Hang Qi interrupted him, "Just admit it. You are just a commoner. You must be so bold as to dare to touch public property!"
Gu Songtao said anxiously, "Sir, it's not like that. It's really that if we don't do something, we don't know where we are now."
Lin Xi also said, "Sir, the government carriage is indeed in our hands now. But given the situation at the time, if we hadn't seized the carriage, we would have been tortured into confessing by Lord Hang and forced to pay money for no reason."
"As the county magistrate, I asked you to come here just to inquire about the situation. I never took any action. Instead, you are the ones who are always shouting for war and killing. You have robbed the government's property and refused to admit your mistakes." Hang Qi said.
Lin Xi sneered, "Sir, you also said that it is the property of the government. We are ordinary people with no name or power. How dare we go against the government? If you can enforce the law impartially, you would not have asked me for two thousand taels of silver yesterday."
Lin Xi's words reminded the prefect of what happened last night.
This Hang Qi is so shameless that he actually asked Lin Xi for money openly. Is this what a county magistrate should do?
"Master Governor, please think about it. A county magistrate who only wants money calls people in on trumped-up charges. What else could it be for other than money?" Seeing that Hang Qi was about to speak, Lin Xi said first, "As for the carriage we used to escape, we will compensate for all the expenses."
The governor looked at Hang Qi with a heavy gaze, "What do you say?"
Hang Qi had endured the situation in front of the prefect until now, and he could no longer tolerate it. He came to Lianggu County with a mission, not to argue with the prefect.
I haven't gotten what I really want, and I don't know how to urge the people in Beijing to do so.
"Sir," Hang Qi raised his chin slightly, and was a little arrogant, "You should know that the position of Lianggu County Magistrate was not originally mine."
As soon as these words were spoken, a slight fluctuation finally appeared on the prefect's stern face. He quickly glanced at the people around him, and those people understood what he meant and quickly retreated.
Xiao Yongyan suddenly supported Gu Songtao and said, "Master Gu, you are old and it is really hard for you to travel so much."
The governor said calmly, "If you can't hold on any longer, then go down together."
After saying this, the yamen runners around took the man away.
Only Lin Xi, Xiao Yongyan, Taishou and Hang Qi were left at the scene.
Seeing that everyone had left, Hang Qi had no intention of continuing to pretend to be weak on the chair, so he stood up and said, "There are some things I didn't want to say, but now I realize that if I don't say it, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my position as county magistrate."
The governor said, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is no need to hide it."
Hang Qi shook his robe and looked at the governor with no awe in his eyes, but a hint of provocation. "To be honest, I came here with someone's instructions."
After saying that, Hang Qi pointed in the direction of the capital.
Lin Xi hated this kind of half-spoken way of speaking, and said impatiently, "You just want to say that there is someone behind you. Who is it? Tell me."
Hang Qi looked at Lin Xi speechlessly, probably not expecting someone to be so straightforward and say things that should not be said openly.
"You don't have to worry about this." Hang Qi said.
Lin Xi raised an eyebrow, "You said there's someone behind you, but you're unwilling to reveal who it is. How can I know if what you said is true or not? To put it bluntly, who doesn't have someone behind them?"
Hang Qi was stunned and suddenly realized that he could not refute Lin Xi's words.
Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan, one was born in the Lin family and the other's father was the regent, both were from wealthy and powerful families.
To be honest, his network of contacts in the capital is much deeper than his.
As for this prefect, Hang Qi thought about it carefully and it seemed that he had never heard of him.
He has been working in the capital for many years and has inquired about the power of various families, but has never heard of the title of Xucheng Prefect.
I think this person has achieved his current position by relying on himself.
However, when his eyes met Xiao Yongyan's, the other party's half-smile made him a little nervous.
What does that mean? Is there some great figure standing behind the prefect?
"Husband," Lin Xi approached Xiao Yongyan, "I heard that you had met the governor several times in the capital before?"
When Hang Qi heard this, his heart sank. He was afraid that the thing he least wanted to face had happened.
Xiao Yongyan smiled faintly and said, "Yes, I played a few games of chess in the Thirteenth Prince's mansion when I was in the capital. The governor is a great chess player and I am no match for him."
After hearing this, the governor chuckled and said, "These are all old things, let's not talk about them."
Everyone's expression was relaxed, except Hang Qi, who felt as if he was in an ice cellar.
If there is anyone whose rank is higher than that of the prime minister, it is only the royal family, but he just happened to offend them.
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