Chapter 428 Escape
County Magistrate Lu gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! I have to leave for the provincial capital immediately."
We must catch Zeng Mingzhu and her gang in one fell swoop.
Xu Zhichun couldn't help but remind her subtly, "Zeng Mingzhu is truly arrogant. I don't know if it's because she's a villain who's succeeded, or if it's because Prefect Yang has her back. If I hadn't been so lucky as to escape quickly, I'm afraid I'd be dead by now."
County Magistrate Lu's heart sank slightly. Yes, it was Prefect Yang.
He had originally planned to discuss the matter with Prefect Yang as soon as he arrived in the provincial capital, and work together to find Zeng Mingzhu and his gang. But now it seems that for the sake of caution, he must first test Prefect Yang's attitude.
If Prefect Yang secretly defected to Prince Yuchang, that would be bad.
"I seem to have heard that the Zeng family members are still being held in the back room of the side courtyard?"
Master Shao nodded: "Yes, sir."
Captain Yu was a careless person. The Zeng family, as suspects, refused to confess anything. Captain Yu was busy looking for people, so he didn't care about the Zeng family and just kept them in custody.
Master Shao didn't say much. He just locked them up. The Zeng family was such a wicked person, so he didn't wrongly accuse them anyway.
"Now that Madam Xu has returned safely, the Zeng family can no longer be held captive. With the exception of Madam Zeng, the main culprit, the others should be released after a few words of instruction. Tell Captain Yu to arrange for someone to keep an eye on the Zeng family."
"Yes, sir."
Xu Zhichun stood up and said, "Sir, can I go and see the Zeng family?"
County Magistrate Lu nodded: "Of course."
"Thank you, sir."
"There is one more thing I need your help with, sir. My family's coachman and Nanny Qin Qing are still with Zeng Mingzhu. I hope you can rescue them when the time comes."
Zeng Mingzhu clearly came here to do something big and would not easily cause loss of life. If even a little bit of information was leaked, it would only bring endless trouble to herself.
If she is really exposed, Prefect Feng will not forgive her.
Or she would be in trouble in Xijiang Prefecture before she could even wait to see whether Magistrate Feng would forgive her.
Xu Zhichun judged that Qin Qingma and the others should be safe, but he didn't know whether they had suffered any hardship.
Xu Zhichun said goodbye to Mrs. Lu and followed Master Shao to the back room in the side courtyard.
The four members of the Zeng family were detained for several days. They all smelled bad and had gloomy faces. They had changed from being furious when they first came in to being listless and haggard.
He no longer had the heart to feel dissatisfied or curse. He was only thinking about resolving the matter quickly so that he could let them go back.
As long as it is not a matter of principle, they are willing to admit it even if it is not their fault.
The four were brought to the small flower hall in the side courtyard for questioning. When they entered the room and looked up, they were stunned when they saw Xu Zhichun.
It’s just that the four people were stunned in different ways.
The other three were simply stunned, and were either surprised or angry. Only Mrs. Zeng was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "Why are you here!"
Xu Zhichun smiled at her and said, "Is Mrs. Zeng surprised to see me here?"
Mrs. Zeng's face turned pale and her breathing became disordered.
Pearl!
Xu Zhichun is here, but where's her Mingzhu? How's Mingzhu doing? And that damned girl Cuiyue? How does she manage things?
What happened next?
Xu Zhichun glanced at her again, his tone becoming even more mysterious. "Madam Zeng, don't you have anything you want to ask me? If you don't ask, I won't tell you. I hope you won't regret it."
Madam Zeng's heart sank as she suddenly thought of the banquet that ended inexplicably without success, and she vaguely felt that something was wrong.
The look on my mother-in-law's face shows that she has done something wrong. Damn it, don't let her get involved.
Master Zeng and Young Master Zeng were filled with resentment. Master Zeng was shrewd enough to hold back a bit, but Young Master Zeng was much less polite. He sneered, "I heard Madam Xu is missing? Isn't Madam Xu here alive and well? If that's the case, why are you still holding us captive? Do you think we Zeng family members are easy to bully?"
"If Madam Xu doesn't give us an explanation for this matter, humph, it will never end!"
Xu Zhichun sneered, "That's right. This matter isn't over yet, Madam Zeng, don't you think?"
Young Master Zeng was furious: "Madam Xu, don't you think you've gone too far?"
Xu Zhichun stepped forward and slapped Madam Zeng in the face: "This is too much? Do you, the Zeng family, have the right to say that?"
"Stop! How dare you!"
"you!"
Young Master Zeng and his son were both shocked and angry. If they had not been tied up and escorted, they would have rushed forward.
"Master Shao, our Zeng family abides by the law, so how can we let others trample on us like this?"
Master Shao raised his eyebrows, his expression indifferent, and said nothing.
Mrs. Zeng was trembling with anger, "You, you——"
Xu Zhichun sneered: "How? Guess how I will deal with the culprit?"
Mrs. Zeng screamed, "How dare you! What do you want to do? What have you done to my pearl?"
"You mean Zeng Mingzhu? She's back?"
"You already know everything, don't you? Why are you pretending? Where's Mingzhu? What did you do to her?"
The Zeng family was dumbfounded.
"Mingzhu? Mingzhu is back? When did it happen?"
"Where is my sister? Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I see, I see. I was wondering why you suddenly said you wanted to hold a party."
Everyone in the Zeng family had their own thoughts: shock, anxiety, and anger, all of them talking at once to Mrs. Zeng.
Mrs. Zeng didn't care at all. She just stared at Xu Zhichun and kept asking him what happened to her Mingzhu.
If Master Shao hadn't been there, she would probably have cursed.
Of course Xu Zhichun would not tell her, so she had to suffer from this worry.
"You and Zeng Mingzhu teamed up to kidnap me. Zeng Mingzhu harbored a grudge and was waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. If she wasn't so conceited and I wasn't so lucky, I'm afraid I would have died in her hands by now."
"My Lord has said that Zeng Mingzhu can escape the death penalty but cannot escape punishment for her crime. I don't need to explain what awaits her, right?"
"No, no!" Mrs. Zeng cried in panic, "It was my idea. Everything was my idea. I was the one holding the grudge and waiting for revenge. Mingzhu didn't do anything. Let her go, please let her go."
Xu Zhichun: "Of course I know it was your idea. It would be best if you admitted it yourself."
Master Shao: "You all heard it. Madam Zeng admitted it herself. She deserves to be punished."
The Zeng family's father and son's faces turned pale, and the eldest young master Zeng's wife looked sarcastic - what a deep love between mother and daughter!
When Master Shao brought the written confession, Mr. Zeng and his son had no time to stop him, and Mrs. Zeng couldn't wait to sign it.
Mrs. Zeng's face was full of anticipation. As long as she signed her name, it would be confirmed that it was her fault and Mingzhu would not be implicated. Even if Mingzhu was at fault, it would be limited.
She knew that both Shao Shiye and Xu Zhichun had bad intentions, but as long as Mingzhu was well, she would do anything.
Satisfied, Shao Shiye put away the confession and said, "Come here, take Madam Zeng to jail. As for the rest of the Zeng family, each of them will be released after receiving two hundred taels of silver. You must be more careful in the future and take good care of your family. Don't do anything foolish again!"
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