"Go on!"
Rong Zheng said, "My mother, fourth brother, and sister Shengbao are very worried about my father's safety, so they asked me to come to the county town to find my eldest brother and third brother and see what the situation is like."
At this point, Rong Zheng hesitated. Many things had happened during their trip to the county town, revealing the Qian family's unspeakable secrets. Should they tell them or not? If they did, the county magistrate might not let them off the hook.
But if they don't speak up, the county magistrate won't treat them too well!
Things had come to this point, and Rong Zheng gritted his teeth and decided to speak out. Even if he were to be flogged and unable to get out of bed for months, it didn't matter, as long as his father was safe and sound.
Therefore, Rong Zheng firmly said, "After I came to the county town and found my elder brother and third brother, I learned about the evil deeds of the Qian family from them. At that time, I decided to report the case and ask the adults to help me get my father out of the Qian family!"
Because the commoner was too foolish and brainless, he wanted to give the Qian family a good beating. But he was stopped by his eldest brother and third brother.
But I was really worried about my father. Besides, I had learned martial arts from Zhenyuan Escort Agency since I was a child, so I had some skills. So I took my third brother to the Qian family to find out what was going on.
Unexpectedly, this time I not only uncovered the specifics of the situation, but also learned of the Qian family's unspeakable secret. I also understood why my father was being held captive by the Qian family—it was because they needed him to cure that person's illness! If that person's illness couldn't be cured, my father would die!
Because that person was not someone ordinary people or merchants could afford to offend. This discovery left my brother and me utterly devastated. After returning to our great-aunt's house, we discussed how to rescue our father!
Unfortunately, before I could even find the most famous lawyer in Wenhong County, I only had my elder brother contact a relative I hadn't spoken to in years to explain the situation, and then the county officials informed me that my father had committed murder!
The county magistrate knew everything that happened after that.
Rong Zheng then stopped talking.
Zuo Li had already investigated, and Prince Yi had sent people to place all the evidence of the Qian family's crimes in his study, which he had already seen. This morning, Rong Hua did indeed come to his house early, despite her injuries, and told him everything that had happened.
That's why my father-in-law and mother-in-law repeatedly urged me to find a way to protect Rong Dong'an.
Of course, this is on the premise that Rong Dong'an is indeed innocent.
Zuo Li glanced through the case notes recorded by the clerk, as well as the words spoken by Granny Qian when she sued Rong Dong'an, and then looked at Rong Zheng: "Rong Zheng, I already know what you just said, but I have already sent people to investigate what you said. Rest assured, I will never wrong any good person, nor will I let any bad person go unpunished!"
This was his original aspiration throughout his many years in office!
Soon, Zuo Li found witnesses who testified that Rong Hua had indeed been beaten by the Qian family, and that the beating was quite severe. These witnesses included the doctor who treated Rong Hua's injuries and the medicine the doctor prescribed.
Meanwhile, Rong Hua and Rong Mu were also brought to the courtroom for examination, which confirmed that Rong Hua's injuries matched the symptoms and medication prescribed by the doctor.
However, the servants brought from the Qian family refused to admit that their masters had beaten the Rong brothers. Otherwise, when the brothers went to the Qian family to see Rong Dong'an, they insisted that the brothers had never gone to the Qian family to look for anyone and that they had never seen the Rong brothers.
Zuo Li was not angry about this. Instead, he directly punished each of the Qian family servants who refused to tell the truth with twenty strokes of the cane. Only then did they tell the truth and prove that the Rong Hua brothers were not lying.
Then, Xu Shi, Rong Yu, and Rong Sheng were summoned to the court for questioning, and people were quickly sent to summon the Rong clan members as well.
The Rong clan members were already worried that something serious had happened to Rong Dong'an. The clan chief, the village head, and several respected elders all rushed to the county town, but they encountered the yamen runners who came looking for them on the way.
The bailiffs took them to the county government office and handed them over to Zuo Li for questioning.
After some questioning, it was confirmed that the Rong family was telling the truth, and even Rong Dong'an's character and medical ethics were clearly explained.
To avoid wrongly accusing the Qian family, Zuo Li also had Rong Dong'an's former patients questioned in court.
Rong Dong'an's medical skills are excellent, and many patients like him very much. So when they learned that Rong Dong'an had been wronged by the Qian family, they all spoke up for him. No matter what Zuo Li asked them, they told the truth, because Rong Dong'an was such a good doctor with medical ethics and patience.
Therefore, the matter of Rong Dong'an being wrongly accused by the Qian family has been settled.
However, there is another very important thing, which is what Rong Zheng said. When they went to the Qian family to investigate, they learned that the Qian family had a secret that was not to be told and that it involved a person.
Because of this person, Rong Dong'an was pushed out by the Qian family to be a scapegoat.
Therefore, Zuo Li asked again, "Rong Zheng, you said that when you and your third brother Rong Mu went to the Qian family to investigate, you learned about the Qian family's unspeakable secret? What secret was it? Who exactly did your father go to the Qian family to treat? Who is the person you mentioned?"
Rong Zheng glanced at Rong Sheng beside him, seeing Rong Sheng's bright eyes and trusting expression. He kowtowed and said to Zuo Li, "Reporting to Your Excellency, I visited the Qian family and discovered they have a very exquisite and elegant courtyard. I learned that a very important person lives there, and that this important person has an excellent relationship with the Qian family, often visiting and chatting with the Qian brothers! But the truth is not so. Every time this important person visits the Qian family, he is actually going to see Hao Zhi, the concubine of the second young master of the Qian family, Qian Ye. They have already become lovers, and the child in Hao Zhi's belly is that important person's!"
Not only that, Hao Zhi also had a secret relationship with Qian Rong, the eldest son of the Qian family. This was known to both the Qian matriarch and the Qian patriarch, and even to Qian Rong's wife, Lü, and Qian Ye's wife, Gao! However, they did not stop Qian Rong from forcibly taking his sister-in-law and even helped cover it up!
Qian Rong was a frequent visitor to brothels, so he contracted syphilis, which in turn infected Qian Ye's concubine, Hao Zhi, and even that important figure! The Qian family feared that the important figure would kill them, and also worried that he would die or their secret would be exposed, so they sought out a skilled doctor to treat them. That's why they came to our father, Rong Dong'an!
These were the words Rong Sheng told Rong Zheng.
Rong Zheng knew too little about the internal affairs of the Qian family.
Even Rong Mu only knew that the important figure had an affair with Qian Rong and Qian Ye's concubine.
The rest is unclear!
Rong Zheng was surprised that Sheng Bao knew these things, but with the situation urgent, he told her what Rong Sheng had said.
"So who is that important person?"
Rong Zheng said, enunciating each word clearly, "Your Excellency, that important figure is none other than Xie Yiqing, the county magistrate of Wenhong County!"
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