Chapter 144: United Against External Oppression
Mr. Cen Sanye hurriedly followed him down the stairs and unexpectedly met Cheng Nianying.
The strange feeling that had been lingering in Cen San's heart not only did not get an answer, but became even stronger -
It turned out that she was missing!
Prince Danshuo actually went to great lengths for her?
Master Cen narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he could speak, his attendants began to scold him: "How dare you ask the noble to wait for you here? Why don't you apologize to the noble quickly!"
Mr. Cen Sanye wanted to stop him, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
Because he also wanted to see clearly how much weight this girl, with whom he had only had one night of intimacy, held in the heart of Prince Danshuo.
Being extremely angry and wanting to arrest someone are two different things, but taking it to heart.
It only took a blink of an eye for the thoughts to turn over in his mind, and when Mr. Cen San looked up again.
Fu Yi didn't even glance at the attendant, only staring at Cen San: "Third Master, can't you control your men? Why did he cross the line and speak so recklessly?"
His tone was neither light nor heavy, but the content of his words was very disrespectful.
Master Cen Sanye's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately backhanded and slapped the follower hard: "How can it be your turn to speak? Get out! I'll punish you when I get back."
The follower's mouth was cracked from the beating, and he didn't even dare to cover it. He just lowered his head and said, "It's my fault."
County Magistrate Tian couldn't sit still either, so he followed and acted like a good guy: "Prince, calm down, Third Master, calm down too. Now this person..."
"Aren't you back?" County Captain Tian's gaze shifted to Cheng Nianying, and his voice unconsciously became a little vague.
This is the person that Prince Danshuo is waiting for. She is a beauty.
She is a beauty that Wei Yang does not have.
At this moment, County Magistrate Tian felt the same resonance as the official who was killed by Cheng Nianying.
The air became strangely quiet again.
County Captain Tian couldn't bear it any longer, and Mr. Cen Sanye also felt stiff.
Cen Yao took a deep breath, asked the maid to support her, put on a smile and was about to say something to smooth things over.
"It's getting cold, Prince, don't you want to eat it?" Cheng Nianying spoke first.
Not only did she speak, she also pretended to put away the walnut cake wrapped in oil paper in her arms.
Fu Yi reached out and pressed her wrist, saying, "Eat."
The guard immediately stepped forward and took the walnut cake away.
Of course, they couldn't really let the prince eat cold food. They turned around and asked the store owner for a stove.
Just now it seemed like a dark cloud pressing down on the city, but now it dispersed without any hesitation.
Mr. Cen Sanye sneered inwardly.
I don’t think it’s a bad thing.
Fu Yi changed from pressing to knocking, grabbed Cheng Nianying's hand and was about to lead her into the house.
Cheng Nianying didn't forget the main business, pointing at Ge Lang's wife and asking, "Why is she here?"
She asked Fu Yi, "Are you here to hold me accountable for the murder?"
Upon hearing this, Ge Lang's wife, Xia, waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, how dare I?"
Her face still bore scratches from her mother-in-law's nails. But she didn't feel any pain now. After all, the nobleman had said, "Too noisy," and the officials had come out and dragged her mother-in-law away.
The old woman has always been good at crying and making a fuss.
In the past, when neighbors suspected them of stealing something, the old woman would force them to leave in this way.
But now, everyone around her is someone she cannot afford to offend, and no one allows her to even make a sound.
The old woman rolled across the ground in a panic, with several strands of her hair pulled out.
With the lesson learned from her mother-in-law, Xia is now more sensible than ever.
"That's not true." Xia said.
As for my previous thought of making some money... I don't dare to think about it now.
"I'm leaving now. I'm going back. There are two children at home who need to be fed and drank." Xia said repeatedly.
Fu Yi's eyes passed over Cheng Nianying, but he said to Xia: "Stop."
Xia shuddered.
"Since you're married, you should know what he's up to. Where did all the stolen items go?"
Xia instinctively wanted to argue that nothing had happened and that it was the widow who had framed us. But her peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Cheng Nianying.
She suddenly remembered, yes, this had happened before. This little beauty was now standing beside the noble. The noble had been so furious just now, but now he had let her go gently...
The words in Xia's throat changed direction, and she said weakly, "It wasn't my husband who stole it. He was just spreading rumors."
The woman on the side became excited: "I said my daughter didn't lie, she saw it, she saw it!"
Xia turned her head away in embarrassment: "He, he was just being ordered around..."
Fu Yi commented softly with three words: "Not honest."
County Magistrate Tian quickly said, "So the prince took action because he caught a thief? Weiyang has always been a place of honesty and simplicity, with few crimes occurring here. For what happened today, I cannot escape the blame."
"I dare not trouble the prince, so I will take charge of the trial. I will definitely get the full facts out of her!"
Fu Yi didn't say anything.
With no response, County Magistrate Tian could only be left there, maintaining a stiff smile, not even daring to ask "What do you think?"
Fu Yi waited for a while, and Cheng Nianying spoke, but not to him.
Cheng Nianying asked Xia directly: "Where is my headwear?"
I'm just thinking about that noodle.
Fu Yi turned his head and glanced at the walnut cakes that the guards were baking on the stove, and then he calmed down a little.
"Well, then...then I really don't know, I don't know." Xia's eyes flickered.
"Was it given to the people in the county government?" Cheng Nianying asked calmly.
County Magistrate Tian was immediately shocked: "Where did you get this from?"
Fu Yi glanced at him and then asked calmly, "Is it at your place?"
County Magistrate Tian quickly swore, "How could I possibly be involved with these bandits? The things are definitely not with me!"
Cheng Nianying turned around and asked, "Did it get delivered to the Cen family?"
Mr. Cen Sanye couldn't help but stand up straight. He didn't expect that this also involved his family's affairs.
He smiled kindly, "Of course not. How could you be at the Cen family?"
Cheng Nianying: "I was sent to the Cen family, so what's so strange about sending others?"
Mr. Cen Sanye's smile froze.
Fu Yi also turned around and asked the county lieutenant Tian, "The official rushed in earlier. Was it your instruction to use me as a cover for this murder case?"
County Magistrate Tian broke out in a cold sweat: "No, no, it's not."
It is clear that Prince Danshuo was in a state of moodiness before because he lost someone. Now that the person is back, shouldn’t he close the door and subdue him first?
Why is he now united with the girl in facing the outside world?
"No?" Fu Yi's face showed disappointment. "If you say you are fulfilling your duty and killing someone should be punished with death, I would still look up to you."
County Captain Tian was stunned and instinctively looked at Master Cen San who was standing beside him for help.
Mr. Cen Sanye secretly called him an idiot.
After defeating the county magistrate in recent years, he became complacent and careless.
"The people of Weiyang may really be simple people, but I have another opinion on whether the style of the county government is clean and upright." Fu Yi said slowly.
"Whether the gold and silver have been presented on your desks... you should check."
"We should investigate thoroughly."
Mr. Cen Sanye's eyelids twitched.
This is not what he wants.
How could the Weiyang County Court withstand Fu Yi’s investigation?
"But County Magistrate Tian was appointed by the imperial court. Even if he wants to investigate, he should report it to the higher authorities..." Third Master Cen spoke, as if speaking for County Magistrate Tian.
This made County Magistrate Tian feel relieved.
Fu Yi turned around and smiled, "Didn't Third Master congratulate me on His Majesty's promotion the day before yesterday?"
He took a sign from his waist and played with it wantonly so that everyone could see it clearly.
He said, "Your Majesty has already given me the right to act at my own discretion when I was in the capital."
Mr. Cen Sanye's voice suddenly stopped in his throat.
The doubt surfaced again.
But when he saw Cheng Nianying, his doubts were temporarily suppressed.
After all, it was just for a woman. Why tear each other apart and drag everyone into it?
Mr. Cen San sighed softly and said, "Let's find Miss Xiaohe's lost things first."
Fu Yi didn't pursue him any further. He nodded and pointed at County Lieutenant Tian: "Capture him first. If anyone in the county office can find out what's missing, I'll petition His Majesty to have him take over the position of County Lieutenant."
This is even more deadly than the previous accusation.
County Lieutenant Tian's face turned blue, his eyes were wide open, and sweat was dripping down his forehead without any cover.
It was winter, but he was sweating all over.
"Prince... No, no, I can investigate this matter. Why punish me?"
Fu Yi ignored him and asked the officer, "Why haven't you seen the Weiyang County Magistrate?"
The official trembled and dared not hide the truth: "The new county magistrate is dead, dead."
Fu Yi paused noticeably and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's haunted and scary."
Fu Yi was silent for a moment, then said to the county lieutenant, "Why are you so anxious? If it is clear that you are not involved in this, I will petition His Majesty to appoint you as the county magistrate."
County Magistrate Tian was stunned. Really?
But he can't stand the investigation! His subordinates will definitely sacrifice him for the position of county lieutenant!
He can't be a county magistrate! No matter how good the cake is, the only thing waiting for him is the guillotine!
But... he turned his head to look at Master Cen San. Master Cen San's expression was much more relaxed. But this could make Master Cen San lose his vigilance!
County Captain Tian suddenly woke up, this was... an open conspiracy!
"Third Master, Third Master..." County Captain Tian's face turned pale and he was extremely anxious.
Fu Yi waved his hand.
Immediately, guards took County Magistrate Tian away.
Cen San thought this was exactly what he wanted, so he could find someone else to support and kill County Magistrate Tian some other day. It just so happened that the Tian man had been becoming increasingly disrespectful recently.
"Then the prince will... return to the Cen Mansion with me?" asked Mr. Cen San.
Fu Yi stared at Cheng Nianying intently: "It's time to eat walnut cakes."
Mr. Cen San choked as he saw Fu Yi grabbing Cheng Nianying and walking inside, finally stopping in front of the stove.
Next to the stove were brass clamps prepared by the guards, printed with vine patterns, which were very exquisite.
The delicate little clip picked up the walnut cake.
Fu Yi took a bite and said, "Not bad."
Mr. Cen Sanye smiled in surprise: "So these little things in the market are so delicious? I've never tasted them before."
That’s all.
Fu Yi didn't respond, and for a moment he seemed awkwardly quiet.
Mr. Cen San couldn't help but touch his nose. If he couldn't ask him to taste it, he should at least say something.
Fu Yi didn't put down the clip. He turned around and asked Cheng Nianying, "Where have you been for so long?"
Cheng Nianying stretched out her arm and grabbed a thin piece of paper on the table not far away. She asked, "Are you drawing me?"
The most nervous people at this moment were the guards on one side.
How could she deceive the master into thinking that he was planning to spread her portrait and capture her?
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