Chapter 497: Arresting People at Shanglan Mansion
Ji Chengyuan arrived at the government office and finished today's affairs. Then he closed the door, changed his clothes, and quietly left through the back window.
He walked all the way to the back alley of Huaihua and climbed over the wall into Wen Yan's house.
Soon, he found Huang Ying'er in the front yard.
The two men entered the room where she was hiding and stayed there for more than half an hour. No one knew what they talked about.
At this time, Ying Zhilin had already gone to the Dali Temple.
He quickly finished today's chores and looked at the files for a while before Pei Qiupan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, finally arrived.
When Ying Zhilin saw this, he immediately followed with a document in hand.
Pei Qiuchen looked at Ying Zhilin.
Since coming to the Dali Temple, this top scholar has been keeping a low profile and being careful in everything he does, and many people have gradually overlooked his identity.
Just treat him as an ordinary colleague.
He suddenly came here today. Is he going to use his ultimate move?
"What do you want?" Pei Qiuchen's tone was calm and his attitude was businesslike.
Ying Zhilin placed the document in front of Pei Qiuyan and said, "I was out a few days ago and discovered this matter. I asked someone to investigate it in depth. Unexpectedly, they found quite a lot of information."
Pei Qiuyan took the document and examined it carefully.
The more he looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.
Until the end, he was so angry that he slammed his palm on the table and said, "Is what is written here true?"
The document recorded the case of Lan Tingxue monopolizing the water source and taking the opportunity to enslave the people.
After receiving Wen Yan's instructions, Ying Zhilin sent people to conduct a detailed investigation and dug up a lot of things.
Not only was it not enough that Lan Tingxue circled the land for water, she also neglected the use of water by the people living at the foot of the mountain, causing two children to die of thirst, which constituted the crime of murder.
"If there wasn't solid evidence, how could I have easily handed it over to Pei Shaoqing?" Ying Zhilin looked up at Pei Shaoqing and said, "Sir, what do you want to do?"
Pei Qiuchen didn't answer for a moment.
Ying Zhilin laughed and said, "I know the Lan family is powerful, so it's understandable that Pei Shaoqing doesn't want to get involved. I won't force you.
But I won't let this matter go.
I will investigate this case thoroughly. I have other options. I hope Pei Shaoqing will not blame me."
After Ying Zhilin finished speaking, he put away the documents and prepared to leave.
Pei Shaoqing, however, held down the clerk and said, "Who said I don't dare to intervene?"
Ying Zhilin looked at Pei Shaoqing in surprise: "Aren't you afraid of offending the Lan family?"
Pei Shaoqing said: "I am in charge of the prison, so I should act according to the law.
Since Lan Tingxue has disregarded human life for his own selfish desires, I will handle the matter impartially."
"Since you discovered this case, you can come with me." Pei Shaoqing shook his clothes and walked out.
Ying Zhilin curled the corners of his mouth and immediately followed.
Pei Shaoqing selected thirty officers and headed towards the Lan Mansion together.
The bailiff came forward and knocked on the door.
The door quickly opened from the inside.
When the doorman saw a row of servants standing outside the door, he was so frightened that his legs went weak. He quickly closed the door and went to report to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper came quickly.
He is a servant of the Lan family. His grandfather has been working for the Lan family, so he has seen a lot of the world.
This was the first time he had seen his house surrounded by so many police officers.
He immediately approached Pei Shaoqing cautiously and asked, "Pei Shaoqing, I wonder why you came here today?"
Without Pei Shaoqing having to speak, Ying Zhilin answered for his superior, "The Dali Temple is handling the case. I would like to invite your eldest daughter, Lan Tingxue, to come out for trial."
"I don't know, what do you want to see my princess about?" The housekeeper was also cunning. He answered the question irrelevantly and tried to get information from Ying Zhilin.
"Since you don't want to say anything, we can only go into the mansion and arrest him." Pei Shaoqing raised his hand, and two officers came up, handcuffed the housekeeper's hands behind his back, and controlled him.
The housekeeper cried out in pain.
Pei Shaoqing gently hooked his slender hand and said, "Go in and arrest him."
"Yes!" The officer gave an order and rushed in.
Ying Zhilin and Pei Shaoqing followed closely behind.
The doorman had been hiding inside the door. Upon seeing this, he hurried to the mansion to report the situation.
Ying Zhilin and the others did not rummage around after they entered the room.
Instead, he grabbed a maid and asked her to lead the way to Lan Tingxue's yard.
They were a large group and moved very quickly.
At this moment, a maidservant rushed into Lan Tingxue's courtyard, panting. "Princess, this is bad. The Dali Temple has arrived, and they specifically want to... take you for trial."
"What!" Lan Tingxue leaned in the chair, a maid fanned her and another maid massaged her legs.
When he heard the maid's report, he sat up suddenly.
"Did you see clearly who this person is? What position does he hold in the Dali Temple?"
"My Lady, it's the new Shaoqing from the Dali Temple. His last name seems to be Pei."
"It's actually him!" Lan Tingxue clenched her fists suddenly.
Pei Qiuyan had just been transferred back to the capital and he had already handled several long-standing unsolved cases.
He was very tolerant when handling cases and was highly regarded by the emperor.
"Why is he targeting me?" Lan Tingxue carefully recalled her recent actions.
Ever since her father was arrested in Jinyang Prefecture, she has been living in fear.
She had originally taken a fancy to a braised meat recipe and wanted to snatch it to make money for herself, but she gave up the idea because her aunt was demoted from Concubine Lan to a concubine.
Afterwards, she went to her maternal grandparents' house to avoid the limelight.
If her aunt had not urgently summoned her and her princess cousin had not been wronged, she would not have returned to the capital.
After returning to Beijing, she became even more law-abiding and stopped looking for handsome men. She stayed at home every day, eating, drinking and having fun.
How could Pei Qiuchen target me?
She stared sharply at her maids and said, "But what stupid things have you done recently outside, relying on my influence?"
Her maids were so frightened that they knelt down and swore to the sky that they had done nothing wrong.
The situation is unclear.
Lan Tingxue did not dare to act rashly.
But we can't let Pei Qiuchen do whatever he wants.
She immediately called the maids and servants in the courtyard, and after making all the arrangements, she was still worried.
Instead, I became more and more confused.
She immediately called her personal maids and asked them to get her court robes.
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Ying Zhilin and his group soon arrived at the yard where Lan Tingxue lived.
I saw two old women guarding outside the door, holding sticks in their hands, looking very majestic.
Seeing Ying Zhilin and the others appear, one of the maids immediately scolded them, "How dare you, who are you? How dare you trespass into the princess's courtyard?"
Ying Zhilin looked at Pei Shaoqing.
Pei Shaoqing didn't even raise an eyebrow before ordering his men: "They're interfering with public affairs. Arrest them."
Two officers came out, held the old woman down, and tied her up with ropes in a few seconds.
In addition, two more officers came forward to break the door.
There was only a loud bang.
The solid gate fell to the ground.
He also smashed the two clumps of flowers and plants behind the door into pieces.
Pei Shaoqing took the lead, followed closely by Ying Zhilin, and entered the yard.
There were a dozen servants in the yard guarding outside with weapons, watching with eager eyes.
Ying Zhilin chuckled softly, "It's really strange! Killing them one level at a time is like playing a level-breaking game."
Seeing that he could still laugh, Pei Shaoqing sighed helplessly and urged him to hurry up.
Ying Zhilin then stopped smiling and shouted towards the main gate, "Lan Tingxue, the Dali Temple is handling the case.
Someone has accused you of seizing water resources and oppressing the people. Please come with us to the Dali Temple to stand trial."
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