Chapter 146: The Xu Family is Arrested: The People of An County Sue the Xu Family for Seizing Good Farmland
When acupuncture was being performed, Jiang Yunzheng wanted to ask her master to come, but Qi Zhenzhen looked at her eagerly.
Doctor Gu waved his hand and handed it to Jiang Yunzheng, then turned around to boil the medicine.
In the room, after Qi Zhenzhen finished the acupuncture, he ran out to settle the score with Choudan. Qingying also retreated at some point, leaving only Jiang Yunzheng and Qi Yunshen in the room.
The teacups on the table, the bed curtains, the green plants beside the bed, and even the jewelry on the dressing table... are all exactly the same as before, all traces of Xu Jingyang's presence.
Time seemed to be pulled back to four years ago. She leaned against the window where she usually sat. Merlin was outside the window. She looked forward to Qi Yunshen returning home early every day. In Luoyaju, the two of them were just an ordinary, loving couple in the world.
Jiang Yunzheng's thoughts drifted away little by little.
The gaze on the opposite side was deep and fiery.
Jiang Yunzheng couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to. She suddenly said, "Let's play a game of chess."
As far as she could remember, she had never played chess with Qi Yunshen.
Qi Yunshen took out the white jade chess pieces. This time, Jiang Yunzheng did not hide her chess skills, and the two of them played back and forth.
Just when Jiang Yunzheng was about to block the black chess pieces, Qi Yunshen dropped a black piece in the southeast corner.
Once the chess game is broken, the white piece is in danger.
Jiang Yunzheng chuckled and used a trick to cut off the source of the problem.
Qi Yunshen put down the black piece: "I lost."
Jiang Yunzheng curled her lips and her eyes fell on Qi Yunshen's slender knuckles.
Her eyes paused, and a scene flashed through her mind.
A man wrapped like a mummy was washing dishes in the small kitchen. A young girl leaned against the door and said, "Hurry up."
Xu Jingyang waited until everyone finished washing the dishes and then pulled the mummy into the yard.
"Let's play chess. Master is bad at chess but loves to play. I want to play with you."
After a long moment, the man put down his chess piece, a faint smile in his cold eyes: "I lost."
…
Jiang Yunzheng looked into Qi Yunshen's eyes, which gradually overlapped with the eyes in her memory.
Qi Yunshen: "Doctor Jiang?"
On the way back to Beijing, Jiang Yunzheng didn't let Qi Yunshen call her Jingyang or Yunzheng.
Just call him Doctor Jiang.
When Jiang Yunzheng came to her senses, Qi Yunshen had already touched her face, and their noses were touching. At this moment, Yu Zheng's voice came from outside the door.
Yu Zheng walked into the courtyard with a fan in his hand, "Prince Qi, I chose this time to come here, so I won't disturb you."
Hearing the voice, Qi Yunshen's face darkened, and Jiang Yunzheng couldn't help laughing out loud.
Qi Yunshen let her go and turned slightly to look at the door.
Yu Zheng thought that Qi Yunshen would be busy meeting his family first after returning home, so he waited a little longer before coming over.
There aren't many people as thoughtful as him.
Qingying: "What's the matter, Master Yu?"
Yu Zheng: "I'm fine, so I came over to take a look."
I just didn’t expect that Jiang Yunzheng was here too.
Yu Zheng: "Doctor Jiang, what a coincidence?"
Jiang Yunzheng reached out and twisted Qi Yunshen's lower back, suppressing a smile and saying, "It's quite a coincidence."
Qi Yunshen: "What's the matter?"
Yu Zheng winked at Qi Yunshen and asked, "When will you enter the palace?"
Present the account book to His Majesty.
The Xu family's account books and the Chengzhou prefect's account books are both in Qi Yunshen's hands.
The Xu family’s affairs are almost coming to an end.
Qi Yunshen: "Give the Xu family some time to prepare."
Yu Zheng: “???”
Jiang Yunzheng added at the right moment, "It's convenient to catch them all in one fell swoop."
Yu Zheng opened his mouth and said, "You two have hearts that are darker than the other."
Qi Yunshen: "Do you have anything else to do?"
"Nothing, just came to take a look." Yu Zheng sat in Qi Yunshen's seat familiarly. "Doctor Jiang, can you play chess?"
Jiang Yunzheng nodded.
Just as Yu Zheng was about to suggest a game, a green figure at the door coughed lightly.
Yu Zheng didn't respond.
Qingying coughed again.
This time, Yu Zheng reacted: "Then we will leave first and not disturb Prince Qi. Let's go, Doctor Jiang."
Jiang Yunzheng slowly swallowed the tea. She glanced at Qi Yunshen and said, "I'll go see if the medicine is ready."
Yu Zheng followed Jiang Yunzheng out.
He suddenly felt a chill on his back, and when he turned around, Qi Yunshen was no longer there.
Qi Zhenzhen drank the medicine quickly. After swallowing a bowl, Jiang Yunzheng fed her a candied fruit.
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At the same time, several ragged common people came to the Jingzhao Yin government office and beat drums to appeal for justice.
"God, please save us! We have no food to eat and no land to live on!"
"Prime Minister Xu's family has allowed his clansmen to exploit the common people and seize our land!"
"Dozens of acres of fertile land have all been occupied by the Xu family!"
"Who will make the decision for us?"
A group of people soon gathered outside Jingzhao Yin.
Some people cried out for justice for the Xu family: "This is impossible! How could Prime Minister Xu, who is an honest official, do such a thing?"
Another passerby retorted: "Your integrity is bullshit! He who even takes advantage of his wife's younger sister, you only know the appearance but not the heart!"
“You scolded me???”
"So what if I scold you? There are still people speaking for the Xu family. Are you a lackey of the Xu family?"
"I'm going to beat you to death!!"
The people beating the drums were startled and cried even harder, "Master, please come quickly!"
When Jingzhao Yin You heard the noise, he hurried out and saw a middle-aged man with a wealthy face helping the common man who was beating the drum.
"You said the Xu family occupied the land, do you have any evidence?"
Several old people were dirty and ragged, and one of them pointed at his son in a cart on the side of the road.
"We are from An County, Quzhou. My son went to the county government office to seek justice, but was beaten in the leg by a constable. The Xu family has colluded with the county magistrate and is almost taking away all the land of the people in An County!"
When Lord You saw the middle-aged man's face, his body tilted and he almost fell flat on his face.
Emperor Jingming glanced at the old man calmly and said, "The Jingzhao Yin will definitely find out the truth about this matter."
Lord You quickly responded, "Yes, you come in first."
The old man was helped into the government office, and the constable pushed the cart in.
Lord You then whispered, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
Emperor Jingming was originally going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in disguise today. He got off the carriage and asked after hearing the commotion outside Jingzhao Mansion.
At this moment, Emperor Jingming no longer had the intention to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. His face was as gloomy as water, and he flicked his sleeves and got into the car to return to the palace.
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Jiang Yunzheng was taking Qi Zhenzhen to the courtyard to look at flowers when Qingying suddenly called her, "Doctor Jiang... the master is looking for you."
Jiang Yunzheng asked Qingying to look after Qi Zhenzhen and walked in.
As soon as I entered the door, a figure appeared in front of me.
With a snap—
The door was closed.
Jiang Yunzheng was held in Qi Yunshen's arms, and his strong and broad arms restrained her shoulders.
Jiang Yunzheng found it a little funny. When she looked up, she saw Qi Yunshen's smooth jawline.
Qi Yunshen lowered his eyes and said, "I'm going to the palace."
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Qi Yunshen's words, Jiang Yunzheng couldn't help but touch his eyebrows.
"Know."
Qi Yunshen's strength became stronger and stronger, and he wanted to hold the person in his arms.
Jiang Yunzheng: "...Go quickly and come back soon."
Qi Yunshen changed his clothes and left with Qi An.
The atmosphere in the carriage was slightly heavy.
Qi Yunshen leaned against the wall of the car, his eyelids slightly raised: "What's wrong?"
Qi An: "Those Xixia people came for Doctor Jiang, and Xie Xuan and the other two have never told the truth. Doctor Jiang meant to lock them up first and not rush."
Qi Yunshen twirled his ring and ordered, "Go check on Jiang Yunzheng's father."
Qi An: "Yes."
Qi An lifted the curtain and was about to go out.
"There's also Shi Chaoqing's death, let's investigate further."
Qi An was shocked: "Master, do you think he didn't die by falling off the cliff?"
Qi Yunshen said calmly: "Maybe the person is not dead at all."
The Xu family's secret guards had been entrenched in the market town not far from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. When they saw the carriage driving out, several assassins rushed forward.
In the carriage, Qi Yunshen closed his eyes and rested.
There was constant sound of fighting in the streets.
The Jinyiwei were soon attracted. Qi An left a few secret guards alive, and killed the rest with one knife.
After Xu Jiashu was removed from his position as deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Rong Xiao was appointed as the new deputy commander.
Rong Xiao had made great contributions in guarding the prince in the Xishan camp, and was transferred to be the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei yesterday.
Rong Xiao: "Take them all away!"
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