"Okay, get up. I'll teach you a lesson later." Pang Ling picked up the teacup and took a sip. He felt that the taste was not as good as before.
After a while, Gan Xingfan led his men into the Pang Mansion.
"Sir Gan, you are such a rare guest. Welcome. I have recently imported a batch of good tea. Would you be so kind as to share a taste with me?" The head of the Pang family stood up and greeted them.
"That won't do. I'm a rough man and can't taste the flavor of tea. I'll leave it to you to savor slowly." Gan Xingfan waved his hand and asked someone to bring Zhang Zhongjie up. "I wonder if Master Pang knows this person."
Zhang Zhongjie knelt down in shackles and begged the father and son of the Pang family in front of him: "Master... Master... please save this servant."
"Master Gan, I wonder what this dog slave has done wrong?" Pang Ling ignored Zhang Zhongjie's request and observed Gan Xingfan's expression.
Gan Xingfan was also observing Pang Ling's expression. In response to his questions, Gan Xingfan directly told him what happened last night.
"..." Pang Ling glanced at Pang Shizhu. It seemed that this kid was causing trouble again.
Pang Shizhu took a step back. Although he was usually arrogant and domineering in the town, he did not dare to act rashly in front of his father.
"Master... Young Master... I was deceived due to my carelessness. Please plead for me." Zhang Zhongjie shed tears, waiting for the two to give in.
Pang Shizhu stood up and tried to excuse Zhang Zhongjie: "Master Gan, I'm afraid you have misunderstood something. How could my Pang family do such an illegal thing?"
"Whether he did it or not, someone will know. We have already found out through investigation. If you don't believe it... we can also ask the higher-ups to send someone down to investigate." Gan Xingfan straightened his back, crossed his arms across his chest, and appeared calm and composed.
"Lord Gan, since you have brought the person to my house, just tell me directly, what do you want to do with him?" Pang Ling asked straight to the point.
They are all thousand-year-old foxes and there is no need for them to go around in circles.
"Haha, Patriarch Pang is indeed a man of few words! Then I, Gan, will be frank. We sealed off the Song Mansion, but the silver we recovered was far too little. I'm afraid it's not enough to explain to the people. Besides, there are those children..."
Before Gan Xingfan could finish, Pang Ling interrupted him: "I understand. If the government needs to auction the Song Mansion for silver, my Pang family is willing to pay for it. As for those children, I will donate some of the money to the government. Please take good care of them, Lord Gan."
"Oh? As expected of the Pang family, they are truly generous. Since Lord Pang is so generous, the government is willing to present a plaque to the Pang family as a reward." Gan Xingfan finished speaking, then turned his gaze to Zhang Zhongjie: "I have another question. I wonder how the lord intends to deal with this person?"
"This person was expelled from my Pang family some time ago. Everything he did has nothing to do with my Pang family." Pang Ling said coldly without any emotion.
After hearing this, Zhang Zhongjie was shocked. How could it be different from what the young master said?
"Dad! Zhang Zhongjie hasn't finished explaining yet. Why do you believe his one-sided words? This will damage the reputation of our Pang family!" Pang Shizhu stood up and decided to protect this loyal dog servant.
Normally, Zhang Zhongjie did a lot of dirty work for him, which made him earn a lot of money and also earned him a lot of face.
"When will it be my son's turn to teach me how to do things?" Pang Ling slapped Pang Shizhu in the face, then apologized to Gan Xingfan and the others: "I have been negligent in disciplining my son, which has led to his outrageous remarks. Please forgive me."
"Regarding the matter of the Song Mansion and Shanyin, I will bring people to the government office to discuss it with you later. As for Zhang Zhongjie, you can handle him however you wish."
"Okay! Then I will wait for you at the government office!" Gan Xingfan successfully achieved the purpose of this trip, and then asked someone to take Zhang Zhongjie back to the yamen.
Zhang Zhongjie was forcibly dragged away, and kept asking his young master Pang Shizhu to rescue him along the way.
"Shizhu, I think you are becoming more and more presumptuous. Come, lock up the young master for three days and three nights!" Pang Ling gave the order immediately, without considering his son's thoughts at all.
At present, the Pang family is weak in the court, and their business in Xiangjiang County has repeatedly hit a wall.
If this matter angered the government, the main family would not protect such a small branch of theirs.
"Alas... let's just consider it as a loss to ward off disaster." Pang Ling sat down weakly, then took a sip of tea: "Tsk, this tea has gone cold so quickly."
The next day, the Pang family handed over the money to the government, and the Song Mansion was also handed over to Pang Ling.
The source of money was finally resolved, so the next thing became simple, only the trial and Anjifang were left.
Gan Xingfan had people beat drums and gongs, and announced in public that the Song case would be tried in the afternoon.
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