Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 158 A crushing defeat

"Which yamen's messenger is so overbearing!?" A passer-by frowned,

"Didn't you see that? That's a soldier from the inspector's yamen!" A well-informed person came over, "I heard that it seems that our lord prefect committed something, and the lord inspector sent soldiers to arrest him! "

"What are you talking about? The magistrate committed a crime?!" The passers-by on the side still didn't believe it, pointing at the man and laughing.

"What are you laughing at? I have evidence for this. Let me tell you that my wife's eldest brother's brother-in-law's uncle is the cook in the inspector's family. He knows such things."

A series of in-laws made people dizzy, pinching their fingers to calculate carefully, but still didn't figure out what the relationship was.

However, Gu Sixiao did not listen carefully like the others. When she heard Na Zhifu's words, she had already straightened her back.

The news may not have come from some cook. In the past three days, when Su Jingchun was sober, he also asked He Zhifu about the current situation.

Su Zhu didn't dare to say more, he just said, "Don't worry, my lord, Su Mei and Su Song are watching all the time!"

In Gu Sixiao's mind, the news probably came from the two of them.

Just find someone to spread the news first, even if Zheng Xuan didn't want to touch He Anshi yet, He Anshi's magistrate would soon come to an end.

"Go to the magistrate's yamen." Instead of going back to the teahouse, Gu Sixiao asked the coachman to rush to the yamen.

The coachman was taken aback, he didn't dare to talk to Gu Sixiao, and muttered to the mother directly: "Why are you going to join in the fun now, if this is accidentally injured..."

Sighing, the mother was also afraid, but looking back at Gu Sixiao's face, she waved her hand directly to signal the driver to turn around.

During this year, the servants of the Xue family knew that this young lady who appeared out of nowhere was not a good match.

Especially now that the high officials and the second lady are leaning towards this one, if these servants really pissed her off, it wouldn't be a good thing.

At any rate, this was picked up from the Su family's teahouse, so she had completed the task.

Thinking of this, the mother felt much more at ease, even though she was far away from the magistrate's yamen, she had already heard the scolding, and she was not as worried as she was in the teahouse just now because she was afraid that Gu Sixiao would not return.

The car was stopped before getting close to the magistrate's yamen. Gu Sixiao couldn't get a closer look, so he simply opened the curtains and stared at the magistrate's yamen from a distance.

The majestic servants who used to stand in front of the gate looked listless now, and even the two stone lions at the gate of the mansion looked like they were sun-baked and lowered their heads.

Naturally, it was an illusion, but at this moment Gu Sixiao felt that the magistrate's yamen was bleak no matter how he looked at it.

Clenching her fists tightly, she couldn't help leaning her body forward when the figure was shaking.

It was a little different from what she had imagined, there were no heavy ties, no iron chains to lock the body, and Zhifu He walked out slowly, still dressed as an official, and the gauze hat on his head was also properly worn.

It looked the same as usual, except that the one behind him was not the master or policeman he was used to, but the schoolboy that Gu Sixiao had seen on the street before.

His face was frosty, and although the school principal didn't yell loudly, his tone was not friendly either.

"Prefect He, time is running out, my lord should hurry up!"

"I'm a literati, so I'm not as fast as the general..." Zhifu He snorted twice, "It's better to wait a moment, the general, and wait for my car and sedan to arrive, and follow the general's horse."

The little principal frowned, "Prefect He, you probably misunderstood, I made it clear just now, our adults asked you to come over for an interrogation, not to gossip!"

Seeing that Zhifu He was still looking up with his head up, the little principal simply snorted coldly: "This is someone who sued you. At this time, Zhifu He still has the nerve to put on the score in a big way?!"

"It's just a group of unscrupulous people making false accusations, what do I have to be afraid of?!"

He Zhifu sneered, looked at the small school with disdain, "I am a Jinshi, a student of the emperor, what I did..."

He staggered and almost fell down the steps. He Zhifu was furious, turned around and stared at the schoolboy, and cursed loudly: "What a guts! Do you know who I am? How dare a schoolhouse do this... ..."

"Shut up!" Xiaoxiao yelled, and pushed He Zhifu again.

He Zhifu, a literati, talked too much and did little. Suddenly he was pushed like this, and he fell to the ground, even the gauze cap on his head fell to the ground.

His face turned pale with anger, Zhifu He went to grab the black hat before he got up.

The little schoolboy let out a cold snort, and a soldier stretched out his foot with a smile, kicking the black gauze hat away.

"You, you guys are so brave, you dare to insult the imperial court officials and insult the imperial court, so you are not afraid that the inspector will punish you for your crime!"

"Insulting the imperial court officials?!" The little principal spit out thick phlegm with a "bah", "What's the matter with you, don't you have a clue? If you can still come out of the prison safely, we little soldiers Naturally, I respect you as an official of the imperial court—but, Mr. He, do you think you can still wear this black gauze hat?"

The hand holding the yarn-wrapped cap froze, and Zhifu He panicked a little.

He has seen these lowly people before, but it is not others who are humiliated in this way, but him.

His lips were trembling, and he suddenly changed into a smiling face, "Brother, general, may I ask, who is the person who sued the subordinate this time? Is there any misunderstanding here?!"

"Misunderstanding?!" Xiao Xiao snorted coldly, "Master He is stupid, does it matter who sues you?"

It doesn't matter, whether to sue or not, these are nothing, the most important thing is not the people below, but the people above.

Suddenly recalling what happened a few days ago, He Zhifu's complexion changed suddenly, and he murmured in a low voice: "No, no—I, I'm going..."

Swallowing what he didn't say, he saluted hastily, and begged: "I want to visit an old friend, please be lenient..."

Where can someone accommodate?The little schoolmaster stretched out his hand, grabbed He Zhifu's collar and walked forward directly pulling him.

He Zhifu repeatedly called him "disgraceful", but no one paid any attention to him.

There was a commotion in front of the door, and Mrs. He who got the news from the back office also rushed over with He Yue.

Seeing Zhifu He's embarrassment, Mrs. He stopped in front of the door.

She didn't step forward, she just watched quietly, her face turned pale, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

But He Yue yelled, chased after her, and hugged Xiaoxiao's waist directly, "You are not allowed to treat my father like this..."

Being hugged at the waist, the little principal frowned, "Where is the wild girl who ran out, don't let go quickly, and be careful to arrest you together."

"You are the one who will be arrested! My father is the prefect, and I am the daughter of the prefect. If you grab my father's collar like this and beat me, I will ask my father to arrest you and put you in a prison!"

Hearing the sneer, Xiaoxiao stared at He Zhifu and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Mr. He is the official of the parents, so majestic..."

He Zhifu was embarrassed and wanted to speak, but the school principal had already grabbed He Yue by the collar and threw him out.

He Yue let out an "Ai yo" and fell to the ground, unable to get up after falling for a long time.

Gu Sixiao subconsciously leaned forward, but only supported the window lattice with her hands, and did not get out of the car.

As if waking up from a dream, Mrs. He quickly ran down the steps and hugged He Yue.

He Zhifu struggled twice, but he didn't break free, so he could only be honest, "General, you should be more flexible! Anyway, you are also a servant of the court, and He will definitely report it in the future..."

"Master He, please don't say that. The young one is just a small school, so I dare not answer the words of the magistrate." The school sneered and greeted his subordinates directly, "Come on! Please get on the horse, Mr. He."

Regardless of whether He Zhifu was able to ride a horse or not, the left and right soldiers rushed forward, dragged He Zhifu onto his horse, and surrounded him away.

Mrs. He hugged He Yue, who was crying endlessly, and watched the crowd go away. She was stunned for a long time, and then she seemed to remember something. She turned her head and called out to Master.

It took half a cup of tea before someone pushed out a man with a mustache from the side.

Mrs. He didn't care about anything else, so she grabbed the master first, "What's the matter? Why was your lord taken to the lobby of the inspector's mansion for interrogation? Could it be because..."

This master was brought over from Songjiang Mansion. Although Mrs. He hadn't finished speaking at this time, he understood what he was talking about.

"Madam, stop talking!" Looking around, he said in a deep voice, "This is not a place to talk, Madam, let's go back to the house and talk about it!"

Mrs. He came back to her senses, so she had no choice but to walk towards the mansion with He Yue on her arm.

The gate of the yamen, which was still in chaos before, quickly calmed down.

The Yacha, who was still guarding the gate, has gone to hide somewhere now.

In front of the empty door, only the two stone lions are still standing firm.

Let go of the hand holding the window lattice, Gu Sixiao articulated slightly, but didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Old, God has eyes..."

Whispering in a low voice, two lines of tears slid down her cheeks, Gu Sixiao covered her face, but let out a muffled laugh.

The mother who had been staring at her blinked her eyes, thought for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Little lady, do you want to go and see the little lady of the He family? Haven't you always been close to her?"

She still thought that Gu Sixiao came here specially for the little lady of the He family, but she didn't know that Gu Sixiao came here specially to watch this scene, and she didn't have any good intentions at all.

What a joy!Although it is impossible for her to enter the lobby of the inspectorate.But He Anshi was taken away this time, just like the little school said, don't even think about wearing the black hat again.

With Zheng Xuan's power, it is easy to clean up a magistrate.

It was because of Zheng Xuan that He Anshi got the prefect in the first place, and now he lost the position because of Zheng Xuan.

God, have eyes.

"Zheng Xuan, what other tricks do you have prepared? Just let He Anshi be dismissed from office?!"

Gu Sixiao didn't believe that Zheng Xuan would just let it go. The best way to keep secrets in this world is the dead. Zheng Xuan didn't want He Zhifu to reveal the details of the Peach Blossom Fan case. The best way was to kill people.

Losing an official position is only the first step.

"Miss He is crying pitifully, tsk tsk, why is such a good official lady suddenly in trouble? Is it true that the magistrate is really about to be dismissed from office?!"

The mother next to me was still muttering.

Gu Sixiao turned her head to take a look, lowered her eyes, and said nothing.

He Yue cried pitifully, but there are too many poor people in this world.

Why didn't she cry so pitifully back then? !
Closing her eyes and sighing, Gu Sixiao put down the curtains and said, "Go back!"

(End of this chapter)