eurekapd Chapter 127: Murong Changqing's Plans
Chapter 127: Murong Changqing's Plans
The hall was imposing and solemn.
The county magistrate stroked his mustache.
His tiny, beady eyes stared at the crowd standing below.
This is the first time I've ever seen someone so utterly lawless.
Although he was not a virtuous person, he believed in the supremacy of the law.
However, these people dared to disregard the law.
This immediately displeased him, and he slammed the wooden tablet in his hand down with a loud "slap slap".
The already old desk could no longer withstand such a strong force and creaked in protest.
If it weren't for its thick skin and tough flesh, it would probably have fallen apart long ago.
The county magistrate threw out the token.
"Give each of them twenty strokes of the cane, and I refuse to believe that these unruly people would dare to rebel!"
"mighty……"
"Boom boom boom!"
With a stern voice, the head constable and his men prepared to arrest the men and let them experience the taste of being beaten with a cane.
Initially, he was already quite dissatisfied with the Lingxi Pavilion.
The reason is simply that Lingxi Pavilion is currently doing too well, which has affected his brother-in-law's Yaojitang, causing it to suffer heavy losses and lose many customers.
If it weren't for the official robes they were wearing, they probably would have given Lingxi Pavilion a good beating.
Never thought about it.
Tonight, I received a report from my brother-in-law that Lingxi Pavilion was selling toxic face masks.
This gave him an opportunity, and he had to bring Lingxi Pavilion to its knees.
The head constable grinned smugly, preparing to take Fang Xiaoxiao and the others down and have them flogged.
No idea.
Murong Changqing took out a jade tablet and said, "Whoever sees this tablet is as if the Emperor himself is here!"
……
Fang Xiaoxiao stood there, staring at the thing in her husband's hand, her mind racing.
Where did Murong get this thing? They look so scared, could this guy be some high-ranking official?
With doubt in her eyes, she looked again at the county magistrate in the high hall.
At this moment, the county magistrate and his clerk were whispering to each other, seemingly talking about something supernatural.
After the clerk informed the county magistrate beside him about the jade pendant,
The magistrate was first startled, then his brows furrowed, and his expression became flustered.
According to the advisor, this means that we have offended some of the lords in the capital!
He was just a lowly ninth-rank official; compared to the people in the capital, he was like an ant against an elephant—a sure way to die.
The county magistrate quickly composed himself and adopted a respectful demeanor.
"Oh dear, this is truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, with family members fighting each other!"
"This humble official is talented and greets Your Excellency."
"!!"
The magistrate's sudden change of heart left the onlookers bewildered.
Some people even stood in the crowd and shouted angrily.
"Your Excellency, what do you mean? Why should we bow down to a murderer!"
"Is there no law anymore? Is there no justice?!"
“We have all seen that the face masks sold by Lingxige have caused many people to be poisoned.”
"Don't you all agree?"
"Even if he's some kind of royal relative, so what? The emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people!"
This person's words contained a hint of dissatisfaction, but they were expressed in a very logical and reasonable manner.
Yes, the emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people. This is a rule that has existed since the previous dynasty. How can you change your attitude just because a nobody produces a broken sign?
Fang Xiaoxiao felt the same way.
Even though they are the victims.
However, this should not be seen as unfair.
Immediately, she whispered to Murong Changqing.
"Murong, we are in the right. We don't need to use back channels. If we are upright, we have nothing to fear."
Murong Changqing glanced at her, shook his head, and said with great disdain.
"I never asked the magistrate to release us."
"Gah!!"
"Then what are you doing?"
"He just doesn't want to kneel down. Besides, the face mask wasn't something I concocted."
If there really is a problem, that's your problem, my wife, and has nothing to do with us brothers.
I really want to slap this guy to death.
Fang Xiaoxiao was so angry that she gritted her teeth when she heard what Murong Changqing said.
But thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true.
That being said, she was the one who formulated the face mask and opened the shop; it really had little to do with the others.
Wait, how did I get caught up in this guy's scheme?
If it weren't for this great-aunt opening a shop and making money, inventing this and that, how many people would have food to eat?
Thinking of this, she looked at Murong Changqing in a low, angry voice.
"What are you saying? If it weren't for me, you would have been forced into hard labor long ago, and you wouldn't be enjoying this life of luxury!"
"Oh, so what? Who asked you to do these things? I didn't ask you for anything."
Murong Changqing spoke very coldly, as if everything the other party did was of her own free will.
Is this a real-life version of the story of the farmer and the snake?
Fang Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
They even felt extremely wronged.
My eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and I felt like crying.
Seeing the tears that his wife was about to shed, Murong Changqing felt very distressed.
His purpose in saying this was to distance himself from everyone else.
After all, once the jade token is revealed, the news will surely reach the ears of the Emperor in the capital very quickly.
That will definitely cause some unnecessary trouble.
Take my own wife, for example. The strange things she's making now are things that even the royal family doesn't have. Naturally, they'll attract the covetous eyes of the royal family.
He least wanted his wife to get involved in anything within the palace.
After all, serving an emperor is like serving a tiger; one never knows when one might offend the emperor's authority and bring about one's own death.
Since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to continue the performance.
“Magistrate, please don’t be so polite. I just hope you will handle this matter impartially.”
The words are brief.
But Wang Youcai, who had been in officialdom for over a decade, naturally understood what the young master was saying.
He remained standing at the desk and replied respectfully.
"This humble official understands, this humble official complies. Then, young master and everyone else, there's no need to kneel down. Please speak standing up!"
"Snapped!"
The sound of Jingmutang rang out again.
Wang Youcai glanced at everyone before speaking.
"Fang Xiaoxiao, are you aware of the poisonous face mask?"
"I have only just learned of this matter, but I must tell you, sir, that I am absolutely innocent!"
"Oh? What do you mean? Please tell me quickly!"
"Yes!"
Fang Xiaoxiao first described the ingredients she used to make the face mask, and then repeated what she knew.
The content is simple: she only found out about the problem with the face mask at night, but she felt that the face mask was not from their brand.
Wang Youcai was a shrewd man; he knew that if the face mask really had a problem, why would it only suddenly appear now, instead of being discovered before?
His wife also developed many red spots on her face because of the face mask.
I was initially very angry about this, but then I thought that if I closed the case hastily now, it might offend that important figure from Kyoto.