Chapter 58 Temporary Detention
"Mr. Gao, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture, is also aware of this matter."
"Of course, after these people are released from here, Pu will submit their portraits."
"Master Gao will send detectives to keep an eye on these people. If they commit evil again, they will be apprehended immediately and punished severely!"
"Your portrait should also be kept in the Lin'an government office." Pu Qiongzhi looked at Zhuang Er with a smile.
Zhuang Er hadn't expected this, and he was clearly panicking...
I thought I had kidnapped a girl for some money, but was robbed by the Pu family and beaten up by them.
Unexpectedly, the Pu family was so cunning that he fell into their trap!
But soon, he revealed his arrogance again, "Your Excellency! I also want to file a lawsuit."
"The Pu family's pawnbrokers robbed the wives and daughters of the common people and took them all the way to the capital!" He pointed at Pu Qiongzhi, tears streaming down his face.
"......?" Pu Qiongzhi raised her eyebrows, somewhat surprised that he would bite back.
Shouji took out a few crumpled pieces of paper from his chest and handed them over.
Di Jin took it and looked at it, then signaled his men to show Pu Qiongzhi the papers.
Pu Qiongzhi took it and looked at it carefully, and was also a little surprised.
It turned out to be the marriage contract between Zhuang Er and Ning Fangfei.
Ning Fangfei's household registration was also changed from a lowly class to a good class.
At this point, it is obviously not something that people like Zhuang Er can do!
"Let my wife and daughter go right now!" Zhuang Er pointed at Pu Qiongzhi and pretended to cry.
Di Jin then asked Pu Qiongzhi, "Is what Zhuang Er said true?"
Pu Qiongzhi looked at Di Jin and said, "Your Excellency, Ning Fangfei is the mother of the child that Zhuang Er abducted. She was originally a handyman at the Lin'an Tile House. I hired her to sing at Ruilou. I did not kidnap her, nor did I restrict their freedom."
"Go call Ning Fangfei and her daughter to confront them!" Di Jin didn't expect that this matter would involve such a wide range of people.
Pu Qiongzhi also found that things were much more difficult. Pei Wanqing was determined to plot against her!
Soon, Ning Fangfei was brought over, but Ning Xiaobao was not with her.
"Lady, what happened?" She was a little confused, so she asked Pu Qiongzhi as soon as she came in.
Such an environment made her feel nervous and visibly scared.
Pu Qiongzhi handed over the marriage certificate and said bluntly, "This is the marriage certificate between Zhuang Er and you. Do you know about it?"
"What? Who is Zhuang Er?" She looked at the people around her blankly, "I don't even know him!"
Zhuang Er rushed forward and grabbed her arm fiercely. "How dare you collude with outsiders and run away! And you dare to play dumb?"
"Who are you? I don't know you!" Ning Fangfei struggled desperately, terrified.
Di Jin had the two forcibly separated and warned Zhuang Er, "This is the court. If you continue to act recklessly, I will charge you with disrupting the court's proceedings!"
"Your Excellency, I dare not," Zhuang Er explained tremblingly, "I spent five taels of silver to marry this woman, and now that I finally see her, I was so angry that..."
"When did I marry you? What nonsense are you talking about? I don't even know you!" Ning Fangfei started arguing with him.
Zhuang Er, however, confidently replied, "Your parents betrothed you to me! It's your parents' orders, the matchmaker's words, you can't deny it!"
"How is it possible... They kicked me out of the house a long time ago! What reason do they have to decide my marriage?" Ning Fangfei almost had an emotional breakdown when she said this, and she cried out this sentence.
Zhuang Er said shamelessly, "Do you have a letter of separation? I've raised you for so many years, and you're just abandoning me like that. How cruel!"
Pu Qiongzhi looked at the farce in front of her and didn't expect Pei Wanqing to do things to this extent.
Di Jin, who was at the top, looked at the group of people below and analyzed the situation in his mind.
There are three cases that he needs to handle right now——
1. Qian Kun was murdered. Who is the murderer?
Second, whether the engagement between Zhuang Er and Ning Fangfei is true or not is related to Zhuang Er's trafficking;
Third, the relationship between the Pu family and Gao Zhicheng, whether there is a situation where officials and businessmen protect each other and exploit the people.
Kaifeng Prefecture has the right to detain suspects.
Of course, this doesn't necessarily prevent the suspect from escaping.
This type of detention is more of a protection to prevent the suspect from being silenced by others.
Originally, Pu Qiongzhi had no objection to such detention.
She has already arranged for Yan'er and others to resolve the matter, and she just needs to wait for the result.
But she didn't expect that the Ninth Prince would come to Kaifeng Mansion at this time and take her away.
With the Ninth Prince as a guarantor, Pu Qiongzhi could leave halfway.
Gongsun Ying and Ding Momo, who had just arrived, watched Pu Qiongzhi get on the Ninth Prince's carriage.
Gongsun Ying is one of the bosses behind Ruilou.
There was trouble at the entrance of Ruilou, so she would naturally receive the news.
Even though this is the Pu family's problem, as Pu Qiongzhi's partner, she has to take some care of them.
Gongsun Ying knew Pu Qiongzhi's character and her attitude towards her competitors.
At the beginning, when Yuelai Inn opened across from their Ruilou, Pu Qiongzhi had no intention of taking advantage of the situation to suppress it.
Then a small Chaoxia Cloth Shop is not worth Pu Qiongzhi's fuss.
Originally, she just came to check on the situation.
The situation has not yet reached the point where she needs to step in.
Unexpectedly, she saw such a scene.
When did Pu Qiongzhi become so close to Lao Jiu?
Thinking about when Pu Qiongzhi was in Lin'an, the Ninth Prince seemed to have just gone to the south of the Yangtze River on business.
Gongsun Ying just took a look from a distance and then turned and left.
Ding Momo happened to be on her way to have a meal when she saw someone causing trouble in Ruilou.
She always thought Pu Qiongzhi was cruel and ruthless.
So in her eyes, it was not impossible for Pu Qiongzhi to kill someone.
But she was also conflicted. Pu Qiongzhi was now her partner, and it would be too unfair to leave her alone.
What's more, she was thinking about keeping Ruilou open so that she could eat and drink for free in the future.
After hesitating for a while, she decided to help Pu Qiongzhi.
But she didn't expect that when she rushed over, the interrogation had already ended and Pu Qiongzhi was to be temporarily detained.
Ding Momo was planning to go to the palace to plead for her, but she happened to see Pu Qiongzhi being rescued by the Ninth Prince.
"...Luckily it was me. If Pei Wanqing had seen this, she would have eaten Pu Qiongzhi alive!"
She muttered something, then realized belatedly that something was wrong.
Yes, Pu Qiongzhi is the wife of the Earl of Gongning, so how come she is so close to the Ninth Prince?
"At this critical moment, I don't know where Gong Ningbo is, enjoying himself!"
"But what good is there in being the Ninth Prince? I can do this kind of thing too! Who knows what the Ninth Prince is up to?"
Ding Momo muttered to herself for a few words, then suddenly came to her senses, "Why should I think about these things?"
"Go back home, go back home! Call the imperial physician! I must have gotten sick from all the hard work during the selection. My mind isn't clear anymore!"
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