Chapter 546: Don't Know Life or Death
Chen Zhancai looked up and saw Chu Jiuqing sitting in the middle of the hall. He couldn't help but frowned.
Who is this guy? He looks familiar.
How dare he sit in the position of county magistrate?
Could it be that Qin Shousheng was really beheaded?
Impossible, who has such courage?
Even if Qin Shousheng really committed a crime, he would have to be taken to Kyoto for a trial by three judges before being convicted. How could he be beheaded so easily?
This pretty boy must be a minor official in the county government, pretending to be the big shot!
Thinking of this, Chen Zhancai felt more confident. He straightened his chest and asked loudly,
"Who are you? How dare you sit in the county magistrate's seat? If you know what's best for you, give the madam a good beating and vent your anger. Otherwise, I'll go to the county magistrate and make things difficult for you."
Chu Jiuqing suppressed the urge to hit him and shouted, "Bold Chen Zhancai, why don't you kneel down before me?"
Chen Zhancai didn't take Chu Jiuqing seriously at all. He didn't listen carefully to what he said and continued to act nonchalant.
"Why are you kneeling? Do you know who I am? You really have no sense at all. Hurry up and find your county magistrate and let him tell you who I am..."
Chu Jiuqing's face suddenly darkened, his eyes filled with anger.
A small scholar actually relied on Qin Shousheng's status to bully others and disrespect the authority of the officials.
He is so arrogant and domineering. If he is not taught a lesson, he will never know his own limitations.
"Come here, slap him in the face and teach him what the rules are."
Chen Zhancai was immediately stunned. "You, stop pretending in front of me. If you dare to touch me, I will make you pay for it."
"Really? I'd like to see how you make me pay for it. Hit me." Chu Jiuqing said with a fierce look in his eyes, and gave Zhuifeng a look.
Zhuifeng received the order, came close to Chen Zhancai, swung his arm and slapped him several times on the face.
Chen Zhancai was so dizzy from the beating that he suddenly saw stars and felt dizzy. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He looked at Zhuifeng with an incredible expression and cursed him viciously.
"You son of a bitch, how dare you hit me? I'm Qin Shousheng's father-in-law. I think you're tired of living. Hurry up and call Qin Shousheng out. I want him to chop off your head."
"Shut your stinky mouth, or I'll finish you off right now!" Zhuifeng stepped forward and kicked him to his knees, warning him fiercely.
Chen Qingqing looked at Chen Zhancai, who was relying on others for power and was a villain who had achieved his goal. He thought that like father, like daughter. No wonder Chen Ruolan was able to bring about her own death, and Chen Zhancai was completely unaware of it.
She couldn't help but sneer, "Chen Zhancai, Qin Shousheng, and Chen Ruolan have already gone to the eighteenth level of hell. If you don't want to die, shut up immediately. You have insulted His Royal Highness Prince Ning and have committed the crime of disrespect. You should know better than me what the law of the Great Ning Dynasty is for insulting a prince."
Hearing the familiar voice, Chen Zhancai was surprised. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Qingqing sitting at one side of the lobby, looking at him with a mocking expression.
He couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face full of disbelief, "You, you're not in prison? How, how can you still be sitting in the lobby?"
Chen Qingqing smiled coldly, "Are you disappointed to see me alive and well? Are you still hoping that your daughter can kill me so that you can continue to bully others?"
Although Chen Zhancai was blinded by lust, he also knew that Chen Qingqing had found a noble person to help her. He knew what to say and what not to say, and hurriedly defended his daughter. "What nonsense are you talking about? Your clinic poisoned someone, you should pay with your life. What does this have to do with my Ruolan?"
Chen Qingqing snorted disdainfully, "Chen Ruolan relied on her status as the county magistrate's wife to collude with Miao Hong to frame me. His Royal Highness Prince Ning has already investigated the truth. Your daughter and the corrupt Qin Shousheng have both been executed on the spot. Don't bully others by taking advantage of your position anymore, or His Royal Highness Prince Ning will certainly not let you off easily."
Hearing this, Chen Zhancai looked at Chu Jiuqing, his heart skipping a beat. His Royal Highness Prince Ning!
"No, it's impossible." Chen Zhancai panicked and shook his head repeatedly. "My uncle is the county magistrate. He is the king of Anyang. Even if he broke the law, he should be handed over to the Dali Temple for trial. No one can touch him."
"You are so stubborn, keep fighting!" Chu Jiuqing ordered indifferently.
Chen Zhancai's eyes widened in fear, and he shouted in panic, "Don't do anything stupid. I'm telling you, I'm a scholar, you have no right to torture me. Be careful or I'll sue you!"
Chu Jiuqing frowned, "Is the scholar so great? He is so arrogant. Beat him hard!"
"Yes." The yamen runners on both sides received the order and without the slightest hesitation, they stepped forward and pressed Chen Zhancai to the ground, and began to beat him with a stick.
Chen Zhancai was beaten so hard that he screamed like a ghost, "Stop hitting me, let's talk it over, don't hit me, I'm almost dying!"
The madam standing by looked relieved and gnashed her teeth, "You deserve it! I let you take advantage of your power and let you visit a prostitute without paying. I'd better beat you to death, you scumbag!"
After saying this, he kowtowed to Chu Jiuqing and said, "Thank you, Lord Kyoto, for taking care of this humble servant. This bastard had a wonderful banquet at my place last night and found three beautiful girls. He needs twenty taels of silver in total. If he can't come up with the money, he should be exiled to a bitter cold frontier and forced to cultivate the land for the rest of his life."
Chu Jiuqing's face darkened and he slammed the table.
"How dare you! This prince is judging the case, and it's not your turn to point fingers here. Anyang City should be a place where the people can live and work in peace and contentment. How can you open a brothel and make the city a mess? From now on, all casinos and brothels will be closed down, and these unhealthy practices will be put to an end."
Upon hearing this, the madam turned pale with fear and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Master of Kyoto, please don't cut off our source of income. We are just trying to make a living. Besides, our brothel has official documents and is law-abiding. We have never done anything that would harm others!"
"What a law-abiding person! Opening a brothel is a violation of morals. Come, quickly close down all the brothels in the city. All idle women should go home. If they don't have families, the government will arrange for them to go home and teach them some proper skills so that they can support themselves in the future."
The bailiffs received the order and immediately took action, removing the signs of all brothels in the city and sealing them up.
The madam was dumbfounded and collapsed on the ground, wailing loudly, "Oh my God! This is going to kill me. How am I going to live in the future?..."
Chu Jiuqing scolded him harshly, "If you don't want to be beaten, then leave immediately and find a decent job to live a good life. If you dare to return to your old ways, I will never forgive you."
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now." The madam was completely intimidated by his awe-inspiring righteousness. She didn't dare to do anything rash again. She got up from the ground and walked away in shame, her tail between her legs...
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