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He was truly frightened by the beating. "Sir, Xie Bin has committed nine crimes over the years, including one half a month ago in which he murdered a member of the Ye family in Dongmen. I have a copy of the files at home. I'll go back and get them and present them to you, sir."
It was already dawn outside. Wu Wei'an said, "Warden Xing, take the constables to the Xie family. The court will open at 9:00 PM today. If Xie Bin isn't there, the three of you will bring your heads to me."
He put down the teacup, stood up and left.
The three men were trembling with fear and had to obey the order and leave.
Wen Zhaomo is quite scheming, and the case files left in his home contain solid evidence.
Wu Weian directly sentenced the person to immediate execution and quickly ended the meeting.
At this time, the court was in session and there were no people watching outside the hall.
But in the end, someone heard the news.
"Have you heard that the newly appointed prefect brought that person to the government office for questioning this morning?"
"He was released again after a few days."
"But this time, they say he's been sentenced to immediate execution and will be beheaded in three days."
"Three days?" The man washing the horse scoffed. "Just wait and see. He might be released tomorrow."
"Too."
We talked about it for a few minutes and then didn't mention it again.
The Xie family had always been a powerful force in Liangzhou. This time, it seemed, was no different from the previous ones; they had become numb to it after so many times.
But Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie were really anxious.
When the head of the Xie family heard that his son had been arrested, he went to the government office to look for Wu Weian, but Wu Weian avoided him.
Patriarch Xie had no choice but to go home and fly into a rage.
This Wu Wei'an! He actually took the money but didn't do the job!!!
He was so angry that he skipped breakfast and couldn't finish his lunch.
Mrs. Xie hurried to find the head of the Xie family. The couple whispered for a long time. Finally, Mrs. Xie carefully took a scroll of painting and went to the prefectural government office.
But the person she was looking for was not Wu Weian, but Ji Yunxi.
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Wu Wei'an said last night that he went to the front to do some business and never came to the backyard again.
Ji Yunxi was also happy to be free, she really didn't want to see him now.
Baofu hurried in to report: "Miss, Madam Xie is outside and said she wants to see you."
"Thank you, Madam?" Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows slightly.
She lowered her eyes: "No."
She knew about the court hearing this morning.
Ji Yunxi had already guessed that Wu Weian was going to attack Xie Bin.
But it happened faster than she thought. He took the other person's money last night, stayed up all night, and sentenced Xie Bin to death this morning.
He doesn't look like the type to pull an all-nighter.
But he stayed up all night last night.
Guessing something, Ji Yunxi suddenly raised her lips and smiled.
Seeing Baofu had reached the door and was about to report to Madam Xie, Ji Yunxi changed her mind: "Wait, let Madam Xie come in."
She has something she needs to confirm.
Mrs. Xie looked around calmly as she walked.
She had been to this mansion several times and was very familiar with it.
But this time, Mrs. Xie found that the place was a little different from when she lived with the previous prefect.
The ground was spotless, without even a fallen leaf.
The main hall for receiving guests is also very spacious and clean. The original tables and chairs have been removed, leaving only two.
Madam Xie sat down on a chair nearby and asked the maidservant beside her: "What's going on? Where are the tables and chairs that were previously placed here?"
That was prepared by the Xie family for the previous prefect. It was made of the finest rosewood and cost a lot of silver.
Ji Yunxi's maid glanced at her coldly and said, "They've been taken away."
Mrs. Xie looked unhappy.
What kind of maid is this? How dare she give her a bad face?
Coming from the capital city, is that so great?
Her sisters in the capital should also be polite to her when they come to Liangzhou!
But after all, she needed help from someone, so Mrs. Xie held back.
She waited for a long time before Ji Yunxi finally arrived.
Seeing Ji Yunxi, Madam Xie stood up quickly, smiled, and greeted her, "Mother Yun, you're finally here. I was just asking why you only have two tables and chairs left? If you're short of tables and chairs, the Xie family..."
Ji Yunxi sat down in the main seat and interrupted calmly, "Oh, thrown it away."
Of course, Baofu said this morning that he was intercepted by Wu Weian on the way.
Mrs. Xie's pupils suddenly dilated and her voice became louder: "Throw it away?!"
Ji Yunxi hummed: "What?"
Mrs. Xie looked at Ji Yunxi. She was not like this when she was at her house yesterday.
Just like Wu Wei'an, who was so enthusiastic about chatting with her master about his experiences in various places last night and even accepted money! But this morning she was able to avoid him!
They were deceived.
But her son was still in their hands. Madam Xie concealed the cruelty in her eyes and said cheerfully, "Why did you throw it away? That's top-quality red sandalwood."
Ji Yunxi smiled and said, "I prefer purple sandalwood. The purple sandalwood tables and chairs will be delivered soon."
Madam Xie: “…”
Although there is only one character difference between red sandalwood and purple light sandalwood, the price difference is huge.
No wonder Wu Weian accepted the money yesterday but avoided seeing him this morning.
It turns out that he really felt that what they gave him was too little.
Mrs. Xie held the painting in her hand and reluctantly asked the maid to pass it to Ji Yunxi: "This is Mr. Wen'an's painting of bamboo and rocks..."
Ji Yunxi didn't even bother to look at it. "Madam Xie, An Lang came back yesterday and told me that your bamboo and rock painting is fake. He was afraid that Patriarch Xie would lose face, so he didn't dare to say it in person."
She leaned back in her chair, took a sip of tea, and looked at Madam Xie, who was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She said, "If you came here for Xie Bin's matter, I'm afraid it's a wasted trip. Madam, you may have heard of the Ji family, but I don't think you know that Kaitai Manor is my Ji family's property, right?"
Almost everyone in the capital knows about it.
But in Liangzhou, which is far away from the capital and has inconvenient transportation, I'm afraid not many people know about it.
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