Upon receiving the secret message, he quickly dispatched men out of the city to investigate secretly, so as not to alert the enemy.
At midnight, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review secretly requested an audience with the Emperor, presenting a secret letter and the results of his investigation.
Throughout history, emperors have never tolerated traitors. They immediately ordered the Wu family and the Prince's mansion to be secretly monitored. At the same time, they ordered the Nine Gates Commander and the Guard Commander to lead men to search and confiscate the weapons shop and ordered their personal guards to interrogate and arrest the relevant personnel overnight.
Upon returning to the Ji residence, Xiang Wan removed her clothes, burned all her garments and shoes in a copper basin, then lay down and fell asleep peacefully.
A storm is brewing in the capital; the fuse has been lit, and all she needs to do is wait for the outcome.
The following day, "Ah San's Shop" remained closed, but Xiang Wan led the shop's employees to Shuntian Prefecture to beat the drum and appeal for justice, accusing the Cao family of coveting the Ji family's property and deliberately setting fire to it.
The Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was troubled by what happened last night. The young master and princess of the Wu family were with him, but the Emperor forbade him to release them. People from the Wu family and the Prince had come, and someone had reported the case. Naturally, he had no time to deal with it and had arranged for his subordinates to handle the matter.
After a six-month period of leisure in the capital, Ji Pengyu was assigned a task of drafting documents. Although it was also in Shuntian Prefecture, his position was dispensable.
Upon suddenly hearing that Xiang Wan had come here to complain, he couldn't sit still and wanted to come over to ask for clarification, but he was pulled away by someone.
Clearly, someone didn't want him involved in this matter.
Xiang Wan gave Ji Pengyu a reassuring look, and then told the visitor about the warehouse being burned down.
The old man who managed the warehouse had a complicated family relationship with Yuan Xiqing. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, all that was needed was to spread the fire to the Cao family.
The old man wasn't seriously injured when the fire broke out, but he couldn't withstand the scrutiny of the constables. His residence contained gold and silver given to him by Yuan Xiqing, and some people had seen him entering and leaving the Cao residence. His craving for alcohol kicked in, and in order to quickly satisfy his craving, the old man confessed everything in no time.
When they found Yuan Xiqing, she had been tortured beyond recognition.
Whenever Cao Xinqian thought about Dr. Ji's diagnosis, he felt like he was being cuckolded. After drinking, he went to make trouble for Yuan Xiqing. He whipped her, tied her with ropes, burned her hair with candles, slapped her, and beat her with sticks—he used every means possible.
Upon seeing the constables arrive, Yuan Xiqing's eyes flashed with hatred. "Sir, I want to report this!"
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