The officer seemed to have guessed that Yan Xia wanted to show off.
He patiently answered Fan's questions.
At the same time, his voice rose considerably.
Yan Xia felt embarrassed.
"Lord Yan? A position equivalent to a county magistrate? How could a woman hold that position?" Madam Fan didn't believe it.
"Otherwise, why do you think the Emperor appointed her as the city lord? If City Lord Yan were a man, she could probably hold any higher position!" The officer was getting impatient.
With a command from the leader.
The Xu family members were taken away.
Yan Xia didn't keep up.
I've had enough of this show.
Chen Shouguo kept turning back, hoping that Yan Xia could save him.
He didn't get his wish until Yan Xia disappeared from his sight.
The next evening, Yan Xia met an acquaintance at the mansion.
"You got what you wanted," Yan Xia said.
"Yes, the Meng family was raided. Luckily, I had already severed ties with them, otherwise I would have been dead too. It's so satisfying! He did all sorts of despicable things. Do you know what I saw when the Meng family was raided today? Hahaha, his thoughtful wife betrayed him in front of the officials! She even revealed his illegitimate child born from his mistress. The Meng family can't escape being executed. Heaven has eyes!"
Meng Yu could not hide his excitement.
It was clearly his own father who was unlucky.
But he felt a sense of relief, as if he had just lost a sworn enemy.
"Mother, rest in peace."
Meng Yu picked up the cup and poured the water inside onto the ground.
"When will you resume business, Manager Yan?"
After a moment, Meng Yu asked.
"About a year." The impact of the drought has been enormous.
Yan Xia needed to catch her breath.
"Alright, then I'll take my leave. See you next year."
Meng Yu got up and left.
Three months later.
Emperor Yuanming returned to the capital and had all the officials implicated in the case brought to justice.
He executed his half-brother, King Kang.
They exterminated the entire clan of Du Jiuzhong, the Minister of Revenue.
All of his family's assets were transferred to the national treasury.
The national treasury was no longer empty.
Many officials in the capital were demoted or had their homes confiscated.
As for Ye Shaoyun, the governor of Jiangnan, and Xu Wenyan, the magistrate of Jiangnan, their entire families were executed.
It turns out that Gao Heming, the magistrate of Shu County, was also one of Ye Shaoyun's men. After learning that the emperor had dealt with the corrupt officials in Jiangnan, Yang Qing went to the county government office to beat the drum and appeal for justice.
The emperor met with him.
It was eventually discovered that the person who killed Yang Qing's sister was Gao Heming.
He ran into Yang Qing's sister on the road. While Yang Qing was away transporting goods, he took advantage of her and violated her. Unable to accept this, Yang Qing's sister hanged herself.
Fearing exposure, Gao Heming ordered his men to throw his sister into a mass grave and bury her.
Later, when Yang Qing dug up the body and came to report it to the authorities, Gao Heming sent two of his men to work as waiters at the He family's residence to prevent Yang Qing from meeting He Shanhu.
Therefore, they deceived everyone.
Yang Qing felt guilty towards the He family.
After witnessing Gao Heming's execution, he returned to Shuxian County and discovered that the He family had all perished.
He simply donated most of his family business to help the people of Shuxian County rebuild their homes.
Every bad person got their comeuppance.
The Chen family was no exception.
Some of them died in prison, while others survived until their release, only to be crippled and driven out of the city, forced to beg for food.
To compete with the dog for food.
It was also bitten and covered in wounds.
Eight years later, one day.
A man who looked extremely old walked into the city that never sleeps, limping along.
He lost sight in one eye, and only had six fingers left out of his ten.
It looked incredibly miserable.
The man's clothes were patched and smelled somewhat rancid.
People around him kept their distance, and some even covered their mouths and noses and quickly left.
The man seemed to have never been here before; he looked around like a stray dog entering the city for the first time.
But he accidentally stepped on a stone and fell to the ground.
The man was in a very sorry state.
Suddenly, a small figure stood in front of him.
"Uncle, are you alright?"
The man looked up.
It was a little girl, about three or four years old. Her eyes were as big as grapes from the Western Regions, her face was as round as a steamed bun, and her lips were rosy.
Her voice sounded both sweet and gentle.
Are you mute?
The girl asked again.
“I’m not,” the man replied coldly, and got up from the ground.
"If you're hungry, I'll take you to the shelter for a meal~" the girl continued.
"What is a rescue center?" the man asked, puzzled.
He had never heard of it.
"It was opened by my maternal grandmother. There are many elderly people who can't afford to eat there."
The little girl smiled sweetly.
"Oh, why are you out alone? Aren't your family worried? What if someone bullies you?" The man nodded as if he understood, but he felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar.
So, feeling a sense of closeness, I asked a few more questions.
"Don't be afraid, everyone here knows my maternal grandmother. She's the city lord, so no one dares to bully me."
The little girl shook her head, and the flesh on her face trembled as she did so.
"City Lord? What's your name?" The man's expression instantly turned serious.
"My name is Yan Baobao, my mother is Yan Changyu, my father is Zuo Li, and my maternal grandmother is the city lord, her name is Yan Xia!"
The baby stood with her hands on her hips, her round little belly sticking out, and her chubby chin raised, saying proudly.
“Yan…Yan Xia? Mother…”
Chen Jinshou's eyes reddened.
"Do you miss your mother? Then go find your mother quickly. I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going home, or my mother will spank me. Goodbye."
After saying that, the baby ran away with tiny steps.
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