Yinzhen didn't tell the county magistrate to get up, and asked, "Have you heard of the second young lady of the Cheng family?"
The county magistrate wanted to say that he had never heard of it, but he also learned on the way what kind of trouble the Second Miss Cheng had done and her arrogant attitude. It was impossible for him, the county magistrate, not to know.
The magistrate had no choice but to downplay the severity of the situation, saying, "It is my dereliction of duty that such an arrogant and domineering person has appeared in my jurisdiction. I beg Your Majesty to punish me. I deserve to die a thousand deaths."
Yinzhen thought to himself, "He deserves to die ten thousand times."
"I know you deserve to die. Tell me first, do you know anything about the behavior of the second young lady of the Cheng family?"
The county magistrate looked aggrieved and said, "I have heard about it, but no one has reported it to the authorities, so I thought it was just a rumor. The yamen is usually very busy, so I didn't investigate it further. After all, it was just a rumor."
Yinzhen didn't believe it: "Really no one reported it to the authorities?"
It's not that it doesn't happen, but as soon as one party reports to the authorities, various unexpected events occur, and naturally, the matter is dropped.
The county magistrate couldn't tell the truth, so he forced himself to say, "Your Honor, no."
Yinzhen couldn't stand it anymore. He originally thought that the county magistrate was only mediocre in talent and timid, which was good, so that he wouldn't prey on the people. After all, he didn't have the guts.
But now it seems that it's not that they didn't have the guts; in fact, they were quite bold. With such officials, how could there possibly be a clean and honest administration?
"Guards, tie him up. I will personally examine him."
Yinzhen glanced at the county magistrate and continued, "If you really didn't know anything, and no one reported it to the authorities, and you didn't protect the Cheng family from abusing their power, I will reinstate you to your original position. But if you deceived the emperor, you'd better think it over."
Immediately, someone kidnapped the county magistrate.
Meanwhile, the Cheng family had already received the news. The events that happened on the street were naturally related to the Cheng family. The news only said that the second young lady had been kidnapped, along with the steward who went to pick her up, as well as her maids and guards.
Upon receiving the news, Madam Cheng immediately became restless. She was capable of raising such an arrogant daughter as Miss Cheng, so she herself was certainly not a person who could stand up for herself.
If someone were truly intelligent, upon hearing this, they would probably think about why their daughter was arrested. After all, the Cheng family is not a family that most people in Jinan would offend, yet they were still taken to the authorities.
She wondered if her daughter had offended someone she shouldn't have.
However, Madam Cheng's thinking was very simple. She thought that her daughter had been kidnapped, and that someone must have bullied her daughter. As soon as she thought this, her face darkened.
Madam Cheng is a beautiful woman; otherwise, I wouldn't be so domineering with her daughter. Actually, Madam Cheng isn't without brains, but unfortunately, she uses all her intelligence to fight against concubines and mistresses. As for things outside the Cheng family, she's been used to being privileged for so many years, so she naturally doesn't care.
She's acting like she's some kind of local empress.
"I want to see who is so audacious as to bully my daughter. Call the head steward, have the guards gathered, prepare the carriage, and head to the yamen."
Meanwhile, Yinzhen was not idle either. He had people investigate the background of the Cheng family. It was unlikely that a tutor to the Crown Prince would give someone such an arrogant attitude.
Of course, Yinzhen didn't let the program go either, and had it brought over for questioning.
Cheng Shu was somewhat bewildered when he was brought to the county government office. He wasn't particularly favored by the emperor to begin with, and the reason he was able to come along this time was because his hometown was here, plus the influence of the late emperor.
He was suddenly summoned to the county government office by the emperor, but he couldn't find out what it was about. The person who brought him here had a very serious expression, which made him a little flustered. After all, he had been an official for so many years, and he had a feeling that this trip was not going to be a good thing.
"This servant greets Your Majesty."
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Do you have any siblings?
The servant didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by asking this question, but he still answered honestly: "I have an elder brother and a younger brother. My elder brother is a merchant in Suzhou, and my younger brother is the provincial governor of Suzhou."
Do you know how many children your elder brother has?
I really don't know about this program.
"I beg Your Majesty to forgive me. Although I have a good relationship with my brothers, I have been living in the capital for a long time, and it is inconvenient to keep in touch with my brothers. My wife takes care of all the household affairs, so I really don't know anything about my eldest brother's family."
When Yinzhen heard that he didn't know, whether it was true or not, he was in a better mood. Although Yinzhen thought that Cheng Xu was a bit stubborn, he was, after all, the late emperor's teacher. Unless absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to embarrass an old man.
However, he won't be kept in the dark about things he needs to know.
"Today I planned to take the Empress to Thousand Buddha Mountain, but before we even left the city gate, we were blocked on the road. Do you know who blocked the road?"
The program has a bad feeling.
"This servant is unaware; I hope Your Majesty will enlighten me."
"That person is said to be the second young lady of the Cheng family in Jinan. Her second grandfather is the tutor of the Crown Prince in the capital. It is said that if one were to marry her, one would surely live a life of luxury, and if it came to the imperial examinations, becoming the top scholar would be a piece of cake..."
Before Yinzhen could speak, Chengxu knelt down: "This servant is innocent! I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly. This servant did not interfere in the imperial examinations..."
Yinzhen naturally knew that he could not interfere with the imperial examinations. He controlled the imperial examinations extremely strictly. If even a Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince with no real power could cheat in the imperial examinations, then the future of the Qing Dynasty would be over.
"I know you are still interfering in the imperial examinations, but I have already sent people to investigate. What is your elder brother's name?"
The program naturally and honestly replied, "This servant's elder brother is called Director Cheng."
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