He knew that Liu Quan's words were very disadvantageous to him, so in order to save his life, he spoke regardless of the consequences.
"Master Yang, Master Liu lied. He was the one who ordered the food. My grandson brought Master Liu home and promised to introduce me to the Second Young Lady. I did this just to have a chance to join the Second Young Lady. Master Liu also said that the Second Young Lady is the future consort of Prince Chen. If I succeed in this, it would be like marrying into the Prince Chen's family. How could I not be tempted by this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and seize it?"
"Besides, it's the people of Xinghua Village who are spineless. When they heard that the grain was wanted by the Prince, they didn't dare to refute a word and directly brought us to the granary to move the grain. This is not my fault. Seeing so much grain, if I still leave it to the people of Xinghua Village, wouldn't all these years of my life be in vain?"
"Anyway, this food doesn't come from our village, and I didn't pay for it. But I can use this opportunity to get in touch with Prince Chen, and even a fool wouldn't give up. After all, everyone knows that Prince Chen is the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Following Prince Chen will definitely bring you good food and good drinks."
Listening to Zhu Lei's confident words, Yang Zhijin was almost laughing with anger. He had lived for so long and lived in the Marquis' Mansion, and had met all kinds of people, but he had never seen someone like Zhu Lei who made a mistake and did not repent, but dared to put all the blame on others.
By now, he had a clear understanding of the whole thing. The culprits were Zhu Lei and Liu Quan.
It doesn’t mean that Zhu Lei can escape punishment just because his grandson died.
Not to mention that Zhu Lei led people to rob food, even the things he did in the past were enough to make him die dozens of times.
Anyway, no matter what, Zhu Lei is destined to not escape, and the same goes for Liu Quan. He doesn't care who Liu Quan belongs to. Even if the prime minister stands in front of him, he will never tolerate it.
"Come here, arrest Zhu Lei and Liu Quan, take them to the government office, and put them in jail to await their fate."
"Yes, sir."
"What are you doing? Let me go. I will be the King's man from now on. Please be polite to me, or else the King will order you to die without a burial place."
Seeing his friend's increasingly ugly expression, Yang Zhijin waved to the yamen runners, signaling them to shut Zhu Lei's mouth. He couldn't let Zhu Lei ruin his friend's reputation here.
Zhu Lei was just a small fry, not worth his attention. There were important things waiting for him to do right now, and so many refugees were waiting to be resettled. Time must not be wasted on unimportant people and things.
Liu Quan had his hands tied behind his back by the yamen runners and he couldn't move at all. At this time, his attention was not on his hands, and there was only one thought in his mind.
"It's over, it's over."
It was over before he could even start living a good life.
He knew that he had failed to complete the task assigned to him by the Second Young Lady, and with the Second Young Lady's temper, she would definitely not let him off easily.
But it doesn't matter. Whether he is still alive is still unknown. There is no point in thinking too much.
The most important thing now is to think about how to save his life and see if the second lady will rescue him.
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