Chapter 121: Eating can shut your mouth
Wang Zhong agreed and turned to leave.
Xuanyuan Jin glanced at Xiao Tangbao and said in a stern tone, "Don't eat anything given by others, no matter how delicious it is! Don't let others kidnap you anymore!"
After saying that, he stood up with a cold face and went to the inner room.
Little Tangbao stuck out her tongue at Xuanyuan Jin's back.
Then, a hint of deep thought flashed in his big eyes.
This little brother seems to have a very high status.
At the very least, it should be higher than the prefect!
Soon, Prefect Xia and County Magistrate Zheng came in hurriedly.
Xiao Tangbao quickly jumped off the stool and wanted to salute the two of them.
After all, I am a polite baby, right?
However, before she could make any move, Magistrate Xia took out a jade pendant and asked anxiously, "Fuya, did you really get this jade pendant from Luo Gou Zhang?"
Xiao Tangbao immediately recognized that this jade pendant was the one she gave to County Magistrate Zheng.
So, she nodded and said in a tender voice, "Yeah, it's that bad guy's!"
Prefect Xia and County Magistrate Zheng looked at each other.
Magistrate Xia asked again with a tense expression, "How did you get it?"
Luo Gou Zhang is now only breathing his last breath, but he still refuses to admit that it is his and just says that he has never seen it.
Moreover, his accomplices, such as Scar Man and others, also said that they had never seen this jade pendant.
This time he has been severely punished.
However, these people all said that they had never seen it, and Governor Xia had no choice but to doubt Xiao Tangbao's words.
"It fell out from that bad guy's clothes." said Little Tangbao.
It just rolled to her feet and she picked it up.
"Fall out?" Magistrate Xia's eyes flashed.
Little Tangbao nodded seriously, "That bad guy wants to take off..."
Before he could even utter the word "pants", he was interrupted by Xuanyuan Jin.
"Since Tang Bao said it was that hunchback, then it must be him!" Xuanyuan Jin stepped out of the inner room and said in a cold voice.
As soon as Prefect Xia and County Magistrate Zheng saw Xuanyuan Jin, they immediately bowed to him.
"I have seen..."
Xuanyuan Jin waved his hand and said, "This young master is recuperating here, no need to be polite!"
Prefect Xia and County Magistrate Zheng swallowed back the rest of their words.
It seems that this young man doesn't want to reveal his identity.
Although the two men did not salute, their expressions were still respectful.
Xuanyuan Jin strode to Xiao Tangbao, supported Xiao Tangbao's armpits with both hands, and carried him back to the stool.
"Eat your food! Why are you talking so much?!"
Little Sugar Baby, "..."
How come she talks too much?
Isn't it just that the big bad guy took off his pants and a big scorpion fell in?
The bad guy jumped in pain and the jade pendant fell out...
No, no!
Little Tangbao suddenly woke up.
Taking off pants is really...
Little Tangbao blinked and looked at Xuanyuan Jin.
Xuanyuan Jin glared at Xiao Tangbao.
Little Sugar Baby, "..."
Could it really be what she thought?
Could it be that this young man was trying to protect her reputation so he ran out to stop her?
However, she is just a tiny little girl, what does it matter whether she has a reputation or not?
But Sister Siya...
Xiao Tangbao thought of Xia Siya's age and felt that this matter should not be mentioned in the future.
Even if Luo Gou Zhang told this, Prefect Xia would definitely find a way to deal with it for the sake of his daughter's reputation and would not let this matter spread.
When little Tangbao thought of this, he lowered his head and ate his bowl of ice obediently.
Now that the little brother came out, she decided not to say much.
Eating can actually block your mouth.
When Prefect Xia and County Magistrate Zheng saw Xuanyuan Jin's attitude towards Xiao Tangbao, their eyes flashed.
Xuanyuan Jin turned his head to look at the two of them, the expression on his little face became serious, and he looked full of imposing aura.
It's completely different from when I was facing little Tangbao.
"Is it that hunchback who refuses to confess?" Xuanyuan Jin asked.
There was a hint of certainty in his tone.
"That's right." Magistrate Xia bowed.
"Catch a few scorpions and put them in his pants, he will definitely confess everything!" Xuanyuan Jin said coldly.
Magistrate Xia, “…”
County Magistrate Zheng: “…”
The two of them thought of Luo Gou Zhang at the same time, and his miserable appearance of covering his crotch.
Immediately, I felt my skin tighten.
Xuanyuan Jin looked at Prefect Xia, frowned, and asked, "Does that jade pendant have any connection with you?"
After hearing Xuanyuan Jin's words, Prefect Xia showed a look of sadness and nostalgia on his face.
"To be honest, this jade pendant was carved by me personally."
When Magistrate Xia finished speaking, not only Xuanyuan Jin was a little surprised, but County Magistrate Zheng was even more surprised.
He guessed that this jade pendant must be related to Prefect Xia.
But no one expected that it was carved by Magistrate Xia himself.
County Magistrate Zheng suddenly thought of something and his expression changed.
As expected, Magistrate Xia continued, "That year, on my father's birthday, I asked someone to find a piece of top-quality imperial green jade, carved this jade pendant myself, and gave it to my father as a birthday gift..."
When Magistrate Xia said this, his expression became complicated.
"Later, my father always carried this jade pendant with him until three years ago, when everyone in the Xia family's ancestral home was brutally murdered..."
When Magistrate Xia finished speaking, all his expressions turned into deep hatred.
Xuanyuan Jin's expression also changed.
Three years ago, a tragic incident occurred in Jiangnan, shocking the entire court.
Xuanyuan Jin didn't expect that it was actually the hometown of Magistrate Xia.
However, he was still young at that time and did not pay attention to this matter.
Therefore, we don’t know the progress of the subsequent cases.
What Xuanyuan Jin didn't know was that the case had remained unsolved and the real culprit had not been found.
Now that Magistrate Xia has discovered this jade pendant, how can he not be anxious?
Little Tangbao looked at Magistrate Xia with sympathy. After thinking for a moment, he said in a baby voice, "Brother's idea is very good. If you catch a scorpion and scare him, he will definitely confess."
After saying that, he nodded seriously, as if to affirm himself, and added a sentence.
"Yeah, that big bad guy must have a psychological trauma about scorpions."
When Xuanyuan Jin saw Xiao Tangbao like this, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Wang Zhong had been standing by and was very pleased to see his young master like this.
He knew that his young master would still laugh.
I just don't know when my young master will be able to truly laugh out loud?
Thinking of what happened to the young master, Wang Zhong felt heavy again.
Then, he looked towards the capital.
Although that place is depressing, there are people that the young master is worried about.
At this point, Magistrate Xia could no longer stay and wanted to go back immediately to re-interrogate Luo Gou Zhang.
Then, he bowed and said to Xuanyuan Jin: "I will go back to interrogate him now. I will take my leave."
"Wait a minute." Xuanyuan Jin said, "There's nothing else among the stolen goods. Is it from your Xia family?"
Magistrate Xia shook his head.
Precisely because he didn't have it and Luo Gou Zhang would rather die than admit it, he was not sure whether the jade pendant belonged to Luo Gou Zhang.
"Investigate the yamen runners who are responsible for confiscating stolen goods!" Xuanyuan Jin ordered.
Magistrate Xia, “…”
My heart suddenly moved.
"Yes, I'll do it right away!"
After saying this, he bowed and took his leave.
County Magistrate Zheng was so frightened that he shuddered and hesitated to follow.
The yamen runners who were responsible for confiscating stolen goods were all yamen runners from the county government.
If someone inside embezzled the stolen goods, he, as the county magistrate, would also be responsible for negligence.
County Magistrate Zheng suddenly felt that the black gauze hat on his head was a little unstable.
So, he rolled his eyes and looked at Xiao Tangbao with a flattering expression.
"Fuya, your brother Zheng has been staying at your house for the past two days. Does he listen to you? Has he ever bullied you?"
County Magistrate Zheng said this, but in his heart he was scolding his son for not being so good as to not even think of coming here with Xiao Tangbao.
If his son could make friends with this young man, he might have a different future.
Even though this person has fallen out of favor now, who can predict what will happen in the future?
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