Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 584 We'll talk about everything tomorrow morning

Li Daolang could see that the two were secretly competing, and since Xu Xiaoyun had no intention of giving Feng Zhong'an any face, he had no choice but to mediate between them, saying, "We'll have to hear what Prefect Liu has to say about what exactly happened."

Feng Zhong'an nodded, "What you said is correct."

These three people couldn't possibly stand in the courtyard waiting for Liu Dexiang to sober up, so they went back to the room where they had previously worked.

The Liu family servants hurriedly brought things inside.

They sent whatever came to mind. The servant carried the teapot in to pour tea, only to find that the person who brought the teacups hadn't gone in yet, so he hurriedly came back out.

After the tea was served, I realized that charcoal hadn't been brought in. I kept urging the staff to bring it in, but in the end, it was the cook from the kitchen who brought it in with a charcoal brazier, which didn't even have a fireproof cover.

Li Daolang coughed repeatedly from the choking fumes from the charcoal fire, while Xu Xiaoyun went straight to the courtyard to wait.

"This is truly appalling." Feng Zhong'an ordered someone to throw the charcoal brazier away. "There isn't a single person in charge of this mansion, and where are the yamen runners?"

"Yes," Li Daolang said, "How come there isn't a single yamen runner in this mansion? It's all Liu family servants running around."

Feng Zhong'an said to his constables, "Go to the backyard and ask Prefect Liu if he has sobered up yet." His tone was heavy, clearly showing his extreme dissatisfaction with Liu Dexiang.

After the constable left, he quickly returned, accompanied by Liu Dexiang, who had changed his clothes.

If you look closely at Liu Dexiang, you can see that his combed hair is still wet.

"Prefect Liu, you are far too arrogant!"

At Feng Zhong'an's words, Liu Dexiang's legs went weak, and he could only stand up with the support of the servants behind him.

He had just been woken up by the splash of water when he realized something was wrong, but his mind, still soaked in alcohol, couldn't think of any way to salvage the situation.

"My lord, this matter... I was also... framed." Liu Dexiang stammered. "Framed?" Feng Zhong'an sneered, "Then tell me, who wanted to frame you?"

“Yes…” Liu Dexiang couldn’t think of anyone to choose from for a moment.

Xu Xiaoyun said, "Is this something you didn't think of before and were going to make up on the spot?"

"No! No!" Liu Dexiang's explanation was also incoherent. "It was Zeng Jing who harmed me! He was corrupt and bribery-taking and could not protect himself, so he wanted to drag his subordinates down with him. What happened today was not what I wanted, I..." His eyes darted around in their sockets, and he finally found a suitable reason for himself, "I was poisoned."

"Haha!" Xu Xiaoyun burst out laughing.

At this moment, a yamen runner from the capital came to report, "Sir, the musicians from the music troupe have arrived."

Before Feng Zhong'an could speak, Xu Xiaoyun said, "Tell him to wait, I want to see him."

Xu Xiaoyun saw that the manager of the music hall only had two things to do: verify the identities of these women and ask who had summoned them.

As it turned out, there was no problem with his identity, and the manager of the music hall also confirmed that it was indeed the servant of the Liu family who went to fetch him, saying that he was acting on the orders of the prefect.

Xu Xiaoyun returned to the room and looked at the person who was still hurriedly defending himself, and said: "Prefect Liu, why are you so flustered? Indulging in pleasure is not a crime, but if you bring up poisoning, then things will get interesting."

"Two poisoning cases have occurred in Liangzhou Prefecture within just a few days. Do you want the imperial court to order a thorough investigation, or do you want to retract your previous statement?"

Liu Dexiang looked at Feng Zhong'an, hoping that Feng Zhong'an would give him a hint.

But when it came to this, Feng Zhong'an didn't even look at him.

Liu Dexiang covered his head and said, "I suppose I was drunk and talking nonsense. Please forgive me, sirs."

Feng Zhong'an glared at him sideways, also unable to figure out how this person had managed to become the prefect of Liangzhou. He said coldly, "Since Prefect Liu is out of his mind, he should go back and rest. We'll talk about everything tomorrow morning."