"Let's see the guests off." Wen Zhong said coldly, and then drove two burly men to walk in front of Chen Tongpao.
"I have one more thing for you as a farewell gift." After saying that, he touched his arms a few times, took out a beautiful jade pendant, and placed it on the table.
Wen Zhong picked it up and saw that it was a piece of jade, polished extremely smooth and emitting a silvery white light.
"This thing isn't worth much, you can just wear it and play with it." Tongpao Chen said with a smile.
Wen Zhong turned it over and over and weighed it. He knew that this jade was an expensive item, so he laughed and said, "Wen thanked Mr. Chen for his kindness... You have a safe trip."
After hearing this, the two big men took Chen Tongpao's elbows, walked out of the dark room, and walked to the door before returning.
"Investigate the background of this county magistrate for me and see what relationship he has with the Lu family. We must find out clearly." Wen Zhong was still standing in the room, throwing the jade aside, and ordered the waiter.
The matter of repaying the debt was not disclosed to the Lu family in time, causing Lu Zhengfu to repeatedly send people to ask Wen Zhong to stop coming to collect debts and to give them a chance to breathe. As a result, the servants came back and said that there was a man named Chen Tongpao who was repaying the debt for his family.
Returned.
Mr. Lu was eating lunch, but he couldn't stop him from putting down his chopsticks. He was very happy. Thank God, he was grateful to Mr. Chen for still thinking of him. At the same time, he looked at his precious son and couldn't help complaining:
"The good deeds you did took me a long time to do, but in the end, others were kind enough to repay them. That's good. You owe me a favor for no reason..."
Lu Jishou was still sulking over Leng Ping's incident, and felt that Chen Tongpao had robbed his concubine. When he heard his father praise him for his kindness, he became jealous. He did not dare to argue with his father openly, so he ate a few hasty meals.
After taking a sip of rice, he said, "My son is full."
He walked out gloomily, called a steward, and spoke to him through gritted teeth: "That Comrade Chen is really disgusting! He not only harbored prisoners, but also made our master be grateful to him, how can he swallow this breath! Father still felt that
I can't do big things, so I'm going to do something big!"
He immediately ordered the slave: "Isn't Tongpao Chen still in Jiangdu? You just take this opportunity to go to Taizhou, arrest the woman in his mansion, and kill his county magistrate at the same time!"
"Oh, Master," the steward hurriedly covered his mouth, "This matter cannot be done willfully! The Lu family is an ordinary people after all, and to touch a county magistrate, isn't it..."
Lu Jishou pushed him away with disdain: "What a fuss! As long as you discuss it with the county magistrate, get me a diploma, and then send some money to the province, and call it a normal official handover, then the guy will be dumb and eat coptis.
Are you suffering that you can’t explain?” He patted his head and said, “You need to think more about it!”
The steward did not dare to contradict him, so he said yes and kowtowed: "I will go to Taizhou according to your arrangement and I will definitely catch that bitch!"
"You should do it well and let me shine in front of the master!" Lu Jishou sighed and said.
"Those who bring disputes will come in -" the Yamen servant shouted at the top of his lungs in the lobby of the Taizhou County Yamen.
In the hall sat Prime Minister Mei Xian. He took a piece of cloth and wiped the edge of Chen Tongpao's dagger.
"County Magistrate... No, Lord Magistrate, I feel that civil lawsuits can only be left to the head of the district. Why..."
Before the county registrar finished speaking, Mei County Magistrate was not happy: "I have finally been the county magistrate for a few days, how can I enjoy it? If you had this opportunity, wouldn't you still want to take over all the affairs of the county? In my case
There are people buzzing around like flies, be careful, the master wants you to get out of the room!"
Although the chief clerk was ashamed to be so submissive, when he saw the sharp dagger still clutched in his hand, he retreated timidly.
The Prime Minister of Meixian County put away the dagger and brought two people in. They were both men in their forties, one with a big beard and the other with a hunched back.
"Sir, the younger one's name is Zhao San, and his name is Mei Liu." said the bearded man.
"Mei Liu?" After hearing this, Mei Xian Cheng pointed at the hunchback and said with a smile: "You and I are still from the same family, and my surname is also Mei!"
Mei Liu hurriedly flattered: "What a coincidence! To have the same surname as the magistrate, the untouchables are extremely honored!"
"Okay, let's not talk about gossip. Let's talk about the reason for your lawsuit." Mei County Prime Minister was very proud, but he still had to pretend to be calm and calm.
Zhao San glanced at Mei Liu, then kowtowed and said: "Master Mei, we are common people in the same village. Our two families have always been harmonious and have no disputes, but he occupied a piece of land from my ancestral grave for his own selfish interests. Xiao
His ancestral grave was clearly eighty paces wide, but he refused to admit guilt unless he said it was only sixty paces. I asked the head of the village to verify the land register, but there was no response for a long time, which led to a dispute at the Yamen."
"This matter..." Meixian Cheng frowned.
"This matter only needs to be sent to the head of the district to ask for the registration book, and everything will be solved." The chief secretary gave an opinion on the side.
"What do you know!" The Prime Minister of Meixian County slapped him awake, then turned to Zhao San and said, "You are so unreasonable. You are arguing in court over an ancestral tomb. What does it have to do with me? Throw them out, and don't fight anymore in the future."
After that, when he saw that all the government officials were still unwilling to take action, he hurriedly took out the dagger and shook it vigorously in front of the public: "I am the acting magistrate personally appointed by Mr. Chen... Who dares not to listen to me?
Order?!"
The government officials hurriedly pushed the two of them down. Zhao San was still yelling about injustice, and one of the government officials slapped him in the mouth: "The county master is angry, don't be trembling, get out!"
Meixian Cheng was quite proud when he saw this scene. He clutched the dagger tightly and with a smile on his face, he loudly ordered: "Pass it again——"
"Sir, someone from the Lu family is here and wants to see you for something important." A government servant came in from outside the lobby and reported with cupped fists.
The Prime Minister of Meixian County immediately stopped talking and put his dagger into its sheath: "Ask him to follow me to the second hall for discussion." He looked serious and immediately left the hall.
"Let's be straightforward." The county magistrate brushed the dust off the table and looked up at the Lu family steward.
"Master Mei, our young master would like to trouble you to go to the Chen Mansion to catch Zhuo Lengping, the woman whose pseudonym is Zhu Qiuguang, and work together to bring her to justice."
"Go back and tell your young master that Mr. Chen took her to Jiangdu. How to arrest her?"
"Oh..." The steward smiled, "But Master Lu is really smart and he has expected this step."
Seeing his unwillingness to give up, the Prime Minister of Meixian County became less frightened.
"We would like to ask you to take this opportunity to apply for a fake diploma and ask Mr. Lu to come here as the county magistrate and directly replace Tongpao Chen in order to catch the female prisoner. But you don't have to worry, the provincial government will naturally send people to take care of it. Guaranteed
No one knows. So what?"
The flesh on Mei Xian Cheng's face twitched a few times, and he looked at him with a pair of worried eyes, not knowing how to respond.