Zhen Shicheng was extremely cunning and when he ordered his subordinates to send Cui Yi and the other two away, he tricked them into signing and deliberately avoided Yang's father.

Jiang Zhan was the last one to be called.

He had been sleeping soundly at home, and was still dazed when he arrived at the Shuntian government office.

When facing Jiang Zhan, Zhen Shicheng's attitude was much more friendly. He let him drink a cup of tea before asking him about what happened last night.

"Master Jiang, do you still remember how you fell into the water last night?"

When Zhen Shicheng asked this, he felt a little strange.

It was not surprising that Cui Yi and the other two concealed the truth when questioned this morning, but it was a bit unreasonable that Jiang Zhan said nothing.

Jiang Zhan blinked.

Why are you asking this again?

Although Jiang Zhan is not very smart, he is able to listen to his friends, especially those he trusts.

At this moment, he remembered Yu Jin's reminder clearly, and said in a daze: "I have no recollection. I drank too much and I don't remember the situation at that time. Sir, is there anything wrong?"

Zhen Shicheng carefully observed Jiang Zhan's expression and sighed silently.

There's really nothing you can do about a drunk person.

But from common sense, there is no need for the other party to cover up for the person who harmed him.

Zhen Shicheng finally chose to believe Jiang Zhan's words and said vaguely: "There are some new clues, so I went to ask Master Jiang about the situation. By the way, after Xiao Yu rescued you, did Xiao Yu say anything to you?"

Yu Jin frowned slightly behind the screen.

This Zhen Shicheng really doesn't let anyone go. He even has him on his mind so soon.

Fortunately, he had warned Jiang Zhan in advance, so he didn't have to worry about falling into the trap now.

"Yes." Although Jiang Zhan was simple-minded, he was not really stupid. When he heard Zhen Shicheng's question about Yu Jin, he became alert. "Brother Yu Qi scolded me and told me not to hang around with others anymore."

"No mention of how you fell into the water?"

Jiang Zhan's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that Lord Zhen knows the reason why he fell into the water?

Having guessed this, Jiang Zhan was not panicked at all.

He is a victim, why is he panicking? Just like what Yu Qi said, he just needs to keep silent and know nothing. If Lord Zhen finds out that he was harmed by Yang Shengcai, wouldn't that be better?

"No, wasn't it because of the fire on the pleasure boat?" Jiang Zhan's face changed, "Master Zhen, is there any other reason?"

Zhen Shicheng didn't want to make things more complicated for the time being, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, I'm just asking. You've come here for the trouble, go back and have a rest."

This kid's complexion is much worse than Cui Yi and the other two. Well, it must be because he's drunk.

Zhen Shicheng ordered his men to send Jiang Zhan out.

Yu Jin then let go of Father Yang's mouth and walked out leisurely from behind the screen.

Father Yang was freed, gasping for breath.

He's suffocating to death!

Zhen Shicheng looked at Father Yang with a complicated expression: "Brother Yang, your son——"

"My son is no longer with us. Lord Zhen, are you going to frame him and throw him into the Heavenly Prison? If you have the time, you should go to Shuntian Mansion to find the murderer who set the fire as soon as possible!" Father Yang turned his shame into anger and left in a huff.

Zhen Shicheng and Yu Jin looked at each other and shook their heads: "You really are so confident."

Just as Yang's father said, Yang Shengcai was already dead, but Jiang Zhan was fine. Besides, the other party was the grandson of the Minister of Rites and the brother-in-law of the Crown Prince. Even the Emperor would not want to see him be stigmatized after his death.

"Master Zhen, I'm leaving too. I didn't sleep well last night after boating on the river, and I haven't rested yet." Seeing that there was nothing lively to see, Yu Jin prepared to go back to catch up on his sleep.

It doesn't matter whether Yang Shengcai is disgraced or not, what matters is that the Yang family creates a rift with the other three families.

Jiang Zhan walked out of the gate of Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, swaying slightly.

He hasn't recovered from the hangover and the fall into the water yet.

Not far away, Jiang Si was waiting there quietly. When he saw his brother coming out, he went to greet him.

Jiang Zhan was a little surprised: "Fourth sister, why are you here?"

In the sunshine, the girl smiled slightly: "I'm here to take my second brother home."

Jiang Zhan was suddenly at a loss, not knowing where to put his hands. He said awkwardly, "I am such a grown-up, why do I need my fourth sister to pick me up?"

It turns out that his performance is too bad. Even at this age, his sister still has to worry about him.

Jiang Si and Jiang Zhan walked side by side towards the carriage, saying as they walked: "Actually, my father is also very worried about my second brother's health, so I came to pick him up to reassure him."

Walking to the carriage, Jiang Si urged Jiang Zhan to get on.

"I can just ride a horse."

"Brother, you should get on the horse. You fell into the water last night and you are totally exhausted. What will happen if you fall off the horse?"

"It's not that bad." Although Jiang Zhan said this, he finally listened to Jiang's advice and got on the carriage.

Jiang Si followed him up, and the driver whipped the carriage to move slowly.

Yu Jian stood at the entrance of Shuntian Prefecture Yamen and watched the brother and sister get in the car and leave. He wished he could pull Jiang Zhan off and take the car himself.

Jiang Zhan isn't a sickly person who would fall down at the slightest gust of wind, so why is Asi being so cautious?

Women are really soft-hearted!

Yu Jin couldn't bear to blame Jiang Si, so he simply put the blame on all the women.

As the carriage from the Duke of Dongping's mansion turned from the main road in front of the government office into a sparsely traveled path, several stones flew over.

It was not Lao Qin who was driving the carriage today. Faced with this sudden situation, the driver was unable to react in time, and one of the stones hit the horse's belly.

The horse neighed, and the carriage began to shake.

Jiang Zhan protected Jiang Si and asked angrily, "What's going on?"

"Second Master, someone is blocking the way."

Jiang Zhan opened the door curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

Cui Yi and the other two were standing not far away, staring at him with unfriendly expressions.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhan was also furious when he saw Cui Yi and the other two.

Did these three really think he knew nothing? He didn't go looking for trouble with them, but they came to him instead. They really thought he was a soft persimmon.

Cui Yi took a step forward and said, "What do you mean? Jiang Zhan, you are so brave that you dare to complain to the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Do you think that if you say that it was Yang Sheng who harmed you, we will be blamed, or Yang Sheng will have a bad reputation? Damn it, stop dreaming!"

The more Cui Yi spoke, the angrier he became.

As soon as he left Shuntian Prefecture, he saw the carriages from his two companions' houses. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. When the three of them got together for a confrontation, he realized that he had been fooled by the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.

In this way, it would be crystal clear who the Shuntian prefect got the information from.

This discovery made the three of them very angry.

They were deceived into telling the truth about Yang Shengcai's evil deeds. Once the Ministry of Rites found out, they would definitely be enemies.

Cui Yi was not afraid, but one of them was the son of the Minister of Rites, who was his father's superior. It would be strange if he didn't hate Jiang Zhan for being too talkative.

"A good dog doesn't block the road, get out of the way!" Jiang Zhan wanted to have a good fight with the three men, but when he thought of his sister in the carriage, he secretly swallowed his anger.

"Why wasn't it you who drowned last night? You're still so arrogant in front of us young masters. Brothers, beat him!" Cui Yi waved his hand and the three of them rushed forward.