You sell swords, I go crazy, I am a father in Shengjing

"What's the point of this? Weren't these people sentenced a few days ago? And what about Captain Wang and the others? What case did they report? What kind of injustice could they have suffered?"

"That's right, I usually get a lot of these benefits!"

"I just took too many benefits, who knows what kind of retribution I'm going to get?"

……

Listening to the discussions of the people around them, Captain Wang and others turned pale and blue in the face.

If it were in the past, these officials would definitely slap those untouchables in the face and let them gossip in front of their grandfathers!
But today is not as good as yesterday. When he thought of the nightmare he had yesterday, he couldn't help but shudder.

"What are you doing so early in the morning? Didn't I order you to lead a team to escort these thieves to the gathering place of the fugitives and hand them over to the officials in charge of exiling them to the place of exile?"

It was unknown how long the farce in front of the door lasted before Magistrate Feng put on his official robe and walked out of the yamen.

Recently, Qingzhou's tax revenue has been increasing, and many nobles and wealthy businessmen have come to pay their respects to him, so that he looks a lot fatter than others.

But no matter how comfortable life is, there are still people who come to the government office every few days to cause trouble!

Before, the three women of the Su family could be said to be ignorant, and they ran to the door to embarrass him, but what was Wang Tiezhu doing?

After all, he was trained by the prefect, so why did he follow those outsiders and make trouble?
"Reply, reply to your Excellency's words, we are here to report to the government office..."

Being stared at angrily by Prefect Feng, Captain Wang would have kowtowed and confessed his guilt immediately in the past, but now he had no choice but to go ahead.

"Report to the authorities? What authorities do you want to report to?"

Prefect Feng was stunned upon hearing this, but he was an official after all, so he reacted quickly and said:

"If you have anything to say, come with me into the government office and tell me now. Don't block me here and embarrass me! Someone, bring them in immediately!"

However, before the officers around Prefect Feng could make any move, the leader of the five thieves kowtowed and said:

"Sir, Sir Feng, I have something to say. I lied in court before. I don't know how to get the key to the Su family. Someone gave me the key!"

Wow!
As soon as the thief leader said this, there was a cry of surprise from the crowd.

The hobby of eating melons has always been ingrained in people's bones, so those who were about to leave were attracted by the thief's words.

"Did someone give them the key to the Su family? That's a big deal! Could it be that someone wants to harm the Su family?"

"Who knows? Let's not speculate. Let's hear what the thief has to say!"

"It makes sense!"

Seeing that a group of people started talking, Governor Feng's face suddenly turned dark.

Doesn’t he know if there is any hidden secret in the Su family’s matter?
After all, he climbed up from a small official position step by step, and he must have seen at least a thousand cases, if not a hundred. If someone had not advised him, he would have made the decision for the Su family just for the sake of future respect for them.

And seeing that he had stopped the matter and the five men had been exiled as per the rules, why did they come back and confess?

"Nonsense! I'm going to let you off the hook in prison because you guys are not habitual offenders! If you keep making trouble here, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

In any case, he didn't want to review the case in front of him. After all, it would only cause trouble for him.

But he didn't expect that the thief got anxious:

"Your Excellency, I'm not talking nonsense! This key was really given to us by someone else, and the other party also gave us 100 taels of silver, saying that it was the money to buy the lives of the three people from the Su family! The silver is still hidden in our homes. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to check it out!"

After the thief leader said this, the four thieves behind him nodded frantically, and one of them added:

"It was Li Sanba who asked us to do this. We couldn't make ends meet at home, otherwise we wouldn't risk our lives to take this job, sir!"

"Who are you talking about? Li Sanba?"

Prefect Feng stopped his angry curse...

Yes, how could the person in charge send their own people to do something?

Even if the people below gave away the other minions, it wouldn't be a big deal.

So Feng Zhifu immediately waved his hand and said:

"Go, bring that Li Sanba to this mansion!"

"Yes!"

As the government began to arrest people, the news that someone had hired someone to kill three members of the Su family spread throughout the city.

The five thieves confessed that they were hired to kill, and Captain Wang and his men said that they had also received money from Li Sanba and asked them to help take care of the five thieves.

This was also the reason why the five thieves had a good life in prison and were not beaten or scolded by the officers along the way.

And after the notorious gangster Li Sanba was arrested, the matter became even more exciting.

"Guess what? This was actually done by Madam Su's son! That's right, it was Su Quan! You never thought that he would take the money given by his mother and hire someone to kill his mother's sister and niece!"

"Is this true? He's living a pretty good life now, right? He has a wife and son and a warm bed. What else can he not be satisfied with?"

"You don't know this, right? Su Quan was forced out by Madam Su and the other two! He used to be the head of the Su family. Now the Su family is making a fortune. How can he be willing to accept this?"

……

There were many different opinions on this in the outside world, but the officers who went to Su Quan's house to arrest people came back empty-handed.

Su Quan was not at home at all. Not only him, but also his wife Yunxiang and son Su Hua were not at home.

However, the person the government wants to arrest now is Su Quan, so it doesn't matter whether Yunxiang and Su Hua are there or not.

According to the inquiries of the officials, Su Quan had already packed up and left the city.

"I don't know where he got the news so quickly. We just heard about it and he disappeared."

The old woman next door who had run into Su Quan smacked her lips, obviously still unsatisfied with this incident.

"Are you asking about the mother and son? They left early in the morning. Yes, they left earlier than Su Quan."

So the officials from the government office hurriedly led people out of the city and began to search for the direction in which Su Quan escaped.

Only Qi Xiao and Feng Xi, who had sent people to keep an eye on Su Quan, knew that Su Quan was actually taken out of the city.

However, the person who led him was in the dark, and he walked out of the city on his own before he reunited with the other person and left.

Feng Xi only had one thing to say about this:

"The King of Hell wanted him to die at three o'clock in the morning, but he insisted on dying at two o'clock in the morning."

In Feng Xi's opinion, Su Quan had already been exposed to everyone's sight. Although he was instigated to hire someone to kill someone, he was indeed involved in the incident.

In order to avoid exposing himself, doesn't the person in charge have to cut off this line of communication with him?
It is well known that when it comes to keeping secrets, the dead are the safest.

Anyway, Su Quan must be guilty of hiring a killer, and he will at least be exiled three thousand miles away, and the place of exile will only be more miserable and cold than those of the previous five thieves.

With his frail body having been bedridden for so many years, it was impossible for him to reach the place of exile alive.

In this way, it seems possible that Xie Wanyin and others could make him realize that he has no hope of escaping the crime and commit suicide out of fear of punishment before the government catches him.

And considering the power of the Xie family's eldest branch, it is not impossible to make him die of illness instead of committing suicide. In short, Feng Xi felt that Su Quan's trip was likely to be dangerous.

"What? Did Xi'er feel compassion and want to save Su Quan from the dire situation?"

Qi Xiao picked up a strand of the girl's hair with his slender fingertips, his eyes were deep and his voice was teasing.

Then, not surprisingly, he received a big, rolling eye from Feng Xi that said, "Are you an idiot?"

"Old Deng is such a ruthless and heartless person. He deserved to be killed by Xie Wanyin's men. I don't live by the sea, so why should I care so much?"

"That's true."

Qi Xiao chuckled.

Anyway, it was obvious that Su Quan didn't know the inside story. Even if they rescued him, the possibility of using him to identify Xie Wanyin was slim.

Instead of paying attention to Su Quan, this stupid and bad guy, it’s better to watch something more interesting.

For example, Yunxiang, who was sneaking around and knocking on the back door of a mansion with her son Su Hua.

"Who wants to see me?"

In the mansion, Xie Wanyin frowned.

This morning she heard the news that the five thieves and several constables had confessed that there was another hidden story about the Su family.

Logically speaking, Yunxiang instigated Su Quan to give those people a lot of money, and they also helped to make arrangements in Su Quan's name. As long as those people were normal, they would not turn against them.

But the fact was that these people rebelled, and they collectively blocked the government office to file a complaint, which caused her a big trouble.

Now the news that Su Quan hired someone to kill his mother has spread throughout Qingzhou City, and Su Quan's move has been directly ruined.

And in order not to implicate herself, she had to get rid of that idiot without anyone noticing...

Fortunately, a fool is a fool. When he heard that the people she sent were to protect him, Su Quan immediately followed them.

I believe that in a few days, the government office will find him dead of illness outside the city.

It happened that Yunxiang and Su Hua went out early in the morning. They probably heard some rumors on the street and hid outside instead of going home.

Now, he actually came to her under the cover of night.

"Miss, should we let them in?"

Seeing that her young lady's eyes and brows were tired, Ranxiang could only ask carefully.

The Su family has suffered many setbacks, and their young lady is obviously unhappy.

"I was going to find them and make sure they kept this a secret. Now, they've come to my door. Why don't you meet me?"

With Xie Wanyin's permission, Ranxiang immediately sent someone to bring Yunxiang and her son in.

As soon as Yunxiang entered the room, she knelt down in front of Xie Wanyin and said with tears in her eyes:

"Miss Xie, please understand. We have always followed your instructions and have never done anything wrong. Please trust us."

Yunxiang's humble appearance as she came up and pulled her son along really made Xie Wanyin relax a lot.

She was afraid that the other party would come up and cry, implying that he knew a lot and asked her to protect them.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the fragrance on Yunxiang and the other person was a little strong, but it made her feel comfortable, and even her fatigue seemed to be relieved a lot.

So Xie Wanyin raised his eyes to Ranxiang beside him, signaling her to speak for him.

"Madam Yunxiang, rest assured. Our young lady knows that you and Young Master Hua are loyal to each other. Now the fire has not burned you two anyway, so what do you have to be afraid of?"

As she spoke, Ranxiang winked at Doukou, who immediately brought out two plates of shiny silver ingots from the inner room and brought them to Yunxiang and her son with a smile.

"Even though you two have made no contributions, you have worked hard. Take this and consider it a reward from our young lady."

Yunxiang was slightly startled, and Su Hua, who was kneeling behind her, widened his eyes.

It's not like he had never seen so much silver before, but he didn't expect that the young lady in front of him would spend so much with just a wave of her hand.

The monthly salary he received from the Chen family was far from comparable...

It can be said that at this moment his yearning for the Xie family and the beauty before him has reached its peak.

However, unlike him who quickly took the silver and thanked her, the smile on Yunxiang's face faded for a moment.

As a woman who can move freely in the Su and Chen families and play men at her will, she is not a silly woman with only a pretty face.

Although she had seen these aristocratic families seldom, she still had some understanding of their methods.

If Xie Wanyin started scolding them as soon as they came in, or even ordered his men to beat and kick them, she might still believe that the other party wanted to spare their lives.

But now, not only did the other party not blame them mother and son, they also gave them two large plates of silver, saying that even if they had no merit, they had worked hard?
Yunxiang did not feel the slightest bit of gratitude for this, and could only suppress an uncontrollable sneer.

tips?

No, this is the money to buy the lives of mother and son.

But will she be willing to die?

No, even if she dies, her son cannot die!
"What is Madam Yunxiang doing? Is she dissatisfied that Wanyin gave her too little?"

Seeing Yunxiang in a daze and not reaching out to take the plate of silver, Xie Wanyin finally spoke impatiently.

She didn't have that much time to deal with Yunxiang and the others, so she said directly to Yunxiang:

"Now the government officials are all searching for Su Quan. If they can't find him, they will definitely come looking for you two. You can rest in my house tonight. When the city gates open tomorrow, I will arrange for someone to take you out to avoid the limelight."

Xie Wanyin said this gently, without any intention to embarrass Yunxiang and the others. To others, it sounded like every word he said was for Yunxiang and the others' consideration.

Upon hearing this, Yunxiang immediately pulled her son to kowtow and thank him, but she scratched her son's palm three times with one finger.

At the same time, he was sure that the two of them were not to be feared and completely relaxed in the fragrance, so much so that Xie Wanyin, who was a little sleepy, looked up and signaled Ranxiang to ask someone to arrange a room for them.

But just when Ranxiang was about to reach the door, Yunxiang and Su Hua suddenly stood up.

Each of them took out a handful of powder from his arms and threw it directly at Xie Wanyin and Doukou's faces.

Knowing that she would die if she didn't succeed today, Yunxiang didn't bother to confirm whether the powder she sprinkled on Xie Wanyin had taken full effect. She turned around and covered Ranxiang's mouth and nose with a handkerchief as she faced away from them.

"Well!"

Because she pressed so tightly, Ranxiang was caught off guard and only had time to whimper softly before she passed out from the strong fragrance on the handkerchief.

Perhaps it was God's blessing, Xie Wanyin and Doukou, who were hit by a large amount of powder on the other side, both fainted.

Feng Xi, who was squatting on the roof and watching the whole process, tilted her head and said uncertainly:

"What is this? A capable person will meet a capable person, and a wicked person will be punished by another wicked person?" (End of this chapter)