Nanyang Hou smiled awkwardly and said: "Master Zhao, what do you mean by this?"
"Since the Marquis doesn't know, there's no need to ask any more questions. I'm also acting under the emperor's orders." Mr. Zhao said coldly.
Then, he walked up to Xiao Lingyue and said, "Did you report the case?"
Xiao Lingyue said: "Yes."
Mr. Zhao asked coldly: "Can you guarantee that everything you said is true? You will be held responsible for lying and making false accusations."
Xiao Lingyue: "I can guarantee that your Excellency will find out after interrogation."
Mr. Zhao took a deep look at her, and then looked at the bandit brother who was bound and gagged on the ground: "Is that him?"
Xiao Lingyue nodded: "Yes."
Mr. Zhao waved his hand and ordered: "Take it away!"
The soldiers immediately rushed up, picked up the bandit brother, and put heavy shackles on him.
When Marquis Nanyang and Aunt Hua saw this scene, they immediately became anxious.
If this bandit really falls into the hands of Jing Zhaoyin, after a little interrogation, he will definitely do anything! By then, Aunt Hua’s story of buying and selling people will no longer be hidden, and the entire Nanyang Marquis Mansion will be disgraced!
Aunt Hua blushed anxiously, pinched Nanyang Hou's arm hard, and urged him to think of a solution quickly.
I don't know if she was too anxious, but she felt vaguely uncomfortable in her stomach.
Marquis Nanyang was also very anxious. He was confused by what Mr. Zhao said to Shen Wan and couldn't understand it for a while.
He simply didn't want to think about it anymore: "Mr. Zhao, you can't take this person away!"
"Why?" Mr. Zhao looked at him coldly.
Marquis Nanyang made a random excuse: "He is a servant of my Shen family, and he signed the deed of betrayal! My Shen family is qualified to deal with him, so I won't bother Jingzhao Mansion to take action!"
Xiao Lingyue almost laughed.
This excuse is so stupid that you don't know how to live or die!
Mr. Zhao's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were sharp: "Master Shen Hou, are you sure this person is really a servant of the Hou Mansion? You must speak responsibly!"
The old Marquis, who was in a high position, felt a thump in his heart, and suddenly realized something was wrong.
He didn't have time to speak.
Marquis Nanyang, who was being strangled by Aunt Hua's arms and urged silently, blurted out: "Of course it's true! Can I still lie?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly dropped.
Looking at Mr. Zhao's condensed expression, Nanyang Marquis felt a little strange.
But when he thought about it again, he realized it was not a big deal.
So what if Aunt Hua really paid for the murder? Isn't Shen Wan not dead yet? This is at most an attempted murder. Nanyang Marquis Mansion is a first-class Marquis Mansion after all, so I just need to give him a few words of advice.
Does Zhao Chengwei really dare to put the noble concubine in prison?
impossible!
Thinking of this, Marquis Nanyang felt much relieved.
However, Zhao Chengwei was His Majesty's confidant after all, so he did not dare to offend him too much and was about to say a few soft words to be accommodating.
Zhao Chengwei suddenly gave an order: "Come here!"
"Here!" the soldiers shouted in unison.
"Capture Nanyang Marquis Shen Zhijiang and Aunt Hua for me!" Zhao Chengwei's voice was cold.
The soldiers immediately rushed forward, captured Marquis Nanyang and Aunt Hua, and forced them to kneel on the ground, and then put them in shackles and chains.
Seeing this scene, all the guests in the hall were in an uproar!
The old Marquis stood up suddenly: "Stop!"
"Handcuff me immediately. Anyone who dares to stop me will be treated as an accomplice!"
Zhao Chengwei turned a deaf ear and directly showed a gold medal: "Send the order, the Nanyang Marquis Mansion will be sealed immediately, no one is allowed in, no one is allowed out! The whole Shen family is under guard, no one is allowed to escape!"
"Your Majesty's golden imperial order!" an official exclaimed in front of the guests.
With this token in hand, even if Zhao Chengwei imprisoned everyone in the Hou family, no one would dare to say anything wrong about him.
"Where is the old Marquis?" a soldier asked.
Zhao Chengwei said coldly: "Treat everyone equally!"
The old Marquis suddenly changed his color, suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Master Zhao, can you explain to me what is going on?"
It is absolutely unreasonable to arrest everyone in the Hou family for the sake of just Shen Wan!
There must be other secrets.
Zhao Chengwei had a tough attitude: "No!"
"Master! Master, help me!" Aunt Hua was pushed to the ground by the soldiers, and heavy shackles locked her hands and feet. She screamed in panic, and her stomach throbbed with pain.
"Father..." The weak and lovely Shen Yuting was so frightened that her face turned pale and she backed away repeatedly.
The mother and daughter looked at Nanyang Hou in fear and begged for help.
The Marquis of Nanyang was now unable to protect himself. His arms were twisted by the soldiers, and he knelt on the ground in embarrassment: "You are so impudent! Zhao Chengwei, how dare you offend the Yipin Marquis Mansion, are you going to rebel?"
Zhao Chengwei's attitude was surprisingly tough. No matter how harshly he scolded him, he remained unmoved.
Soon, Marquis Nanyang and Aunt Hua were both shackled, and Shen Yuting, the Fourth Miss, and the Fifth Miss were also surrounded by soldiers.
The old Marquis had the highest status and was a veteran general with great military achievements. Zhao Chengwei still had some respect for him, so he didn't let anyone put him in chains, but just sent someone to keep an eye on him.
In a short period of time, the originally festive Nanyang Hou Mansion seemed to be in disaster!
The guests were shocked and confused, having no idea what was happening.
But they are not stupid either. Zhao Chengwei even took out His Majesty's golden order, which was obviously not a joke.
Something big has happened to the Shen family!
And the root of all this turned out to be the third lady who had just returned from the countryside.
Xiao Lingyue stood alone, looking at the chaos in the hall with a smile. There were two soldiers standing beside her, but they seemed not to arrest her, but to protect her.
Everyone was shocked.
This third lady is so capable!
What did she do? Even Zhao Chengwei sent someone to protect her?
Marquis Nanyang was so angry that he said with a ferocious look on his face: "Shen Wan, what good thing have you done? Do you really want to kill the whole family?"
Aunt Hua knelt on the ground and begged: "Shen Wan, all the mistakes you made are all my fault! Please let me and your second sister go. They are both innocent. Why don't you come at me!"
"Third sister, if you are angry in your heart, I am willing to let you vent it! Please let dad and aunt go!"
Shen Yuting looked pale and weak, as pitiful as a small white flower.
"Third sister, we don't know anything, please spare us!" The fourth and fifth ladies were already crying.
The pleadings made Xiao Lingyue look like a ruthless villain.
He came back specifically to harm people.
Xiao Lingyue was sarcastic and funny: "What's the use of begging me? I didn't ask Mr. Zhao to arrest you."
"Who else besides you?" Aunt Hua blurted out resentfully.
Xiao Lingyue said innocently: "This is really not me. If you want to blame it, just blame it..."
Marquis of Nanyang.
He didn't even understand the situation, so he rushed to accuse his family, fearing that the whole family would not die quickly enough. What could she do?
Before Xiao Lingyue finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door:
"His Royal Highness is here!"
"His Royal Highness King Yi is here!"
"His Royal Highness King Xiang, His Highness King Cheng is here——" Popular 『』