Chapter 240: Thank Yanzhi and arrest Shen Xiangyue

No one expected that Shen Xiangwan not only sued Qin Zhongtang and Shen Xiangyue, but also involved Huang Jingshu and Yang Huaian. On the surface, she did not sue them, but in fact, she had already pointed the finger at them. As long as Shen Xiangyue's guilt was proven, they would not be able to get away easily. County Magistrate Yang was obviously not stupid. He beat Shen Xiangwan with a stick just to suppress the matter.

However, the sudden appearance of a group of people interrupted his plan. County Magistrate Yang was about to attack, but after recognizing the identities of some people, he was so scared that he quickly stood up and greeted them.

"Master Huang, why are you here?"

Looking at the man in the lead and then at the middle-aged men behind him, County Magistrate Yang turned towards Huang Tongpan and bowed tremblingly, but he ignored the behavior of others, which was a slap in their faces and also put Huang Tongpan on the fire. It would be fine if there were no people with higher official positions than him in the entourage, but if there were, his position would be embarrassing.

"presumptuous!"

Obviously, there must be someone with a higher official rank than Huang Tongpan in this group of people. He pointed at the leading man and said angrily, "This is Mr. Xie, the new prefect of Chenzhou, who is here to give a thank-you banquet."

"what?!"

County Magistrate Yang was so frightened that he almost died on the spot. He then bowed and said, "Your humble servant Yang Bu Ren greets you, sir. I was unable to recognize you the first time. Please forgive me."

In the past few days, all his energy has been focused on catching thieves. He didn't even know that the prefect had been replaced. Fortunately, today he happened to meet the new prefect on his way to Datong County.

"It doesn't matter. Just recognize me in the future."

Looking at him and then at Huang Tongpan, who also had sweat on his forehead, Xie Yanzhi turned around and walked directly behind the desk, sat down, picked up the gavel and slammed it hard.

"bump!"

"Plaintiff, I want to ask you, you sued Shen Xiangyue and claimed that Huang Jingshu and Yang Huaian were behind her. Do you have any evidence?"

Ignoring Huang Tongpan and Yang Xianling, Xie Yanzhi's majestic questioning resounded inside and outside the court.

"Have."

As he spoke, Shen Xiangwan pointed at Qin Zhongtang and said, "The man Shen Xiangyue instigated to kill me was him. Your Excellency can interrogate him in court. Many people in the county know that Shen Xiangyue is the only courtesan in Tianxiang Tower, and Tianxiang Tower is owned by Yang Huaian, the son of County Magistrate Yang. In addition, Huang Jingshu, the son of Huang Tongpan, fell in love with Shen Xiangyue at first sight and expressed his willingness to redeem her many times. This is also known to everyone in the brothel. If they hadn't supported her from behind, how could Shen Xiangyue, a courtesan in the brothel, dare to instigate the killer to commit the crime?"

In fact, at the beginning, she did not intend to target Huang Jingshu and Yang Huaian directly, but was prepared to concentrate her firepower on dealing with Shen Xiangyue. If nothing unexpected happened, Huang Jingshu and Yang Huaian should jump out to protect her, but there was also a little uncertainty. Unexpectedly, Yang Huaian actually took over Tianxiang Tower, and Wei Chengyi had made a plan to uproot them. Naturally, she changed her plan and attacked Huang Jingshu and Yang Huaian directly.

"grown ups···"

"Come here, arrest Shen Xiangyue and bring him to justice. Confirm the plaintiff's statement and summon Huang Jingshu and Yang Huaian."

Seeing this, County Magistrate Yang was about to jump out to argue, but Xie Yanzhi did not give him a chance and gave the order directly.

"Yes."

Without waiting for the yamen runners to react, several accompanying guards took the order at the same time, turned around and strode away. Huang Tongpan and Yang County Magistrate both frowned. They both realized that something was wrong, but they didn't know that at the same time, three thousand soldiers led by Yan Lang himself had been ordered to take over Datong County, while over in the city, Qingying also sent troops into the city with military orders and the prefect's order to surround the Huang Mansion and the residences of all those who were on good terms with the Huang family.

In addition, Wei Chengyi had people find out exactly where the Huang family had infiltrated, and sent troops to those counties one by one to take over or surround them, without giving them any chance to react from beginning to end.

"what?"

At Tianxiang Tower, Yang Huaian, who had already received the news, jumped up with naked shock and anger on his face. How dare someone so bold as to provoke him!

"···NO, I have not···"

Shen Xiangyue, who was playing the zither for them, was stunned. Then she waved her hands repeatedly to deny it. Her pretty face turned pale. How could it be possible? Brother Qin was so skilled in martial arts, how could he be caught? Even if he was caught, how could he betray her? She was his savior. Didn't he love her?

"Yue'er, there's no need to worry. He's just a clown." Huang Jingshu couldn't bear to see the beauty at a loss, so he stood up and walked towards her. While comforting her softly, he stretched out his hands and held her in his arms. From beginning to end, he didn't care at all. Over the years, there were people who targeted the Huang family and wanted to bring them down, but without exception, those people all failed. What's more, this time it was just a country woman?
"Mr. Huang..."

Looking up at her with tearful eyes, Shen Xiangyue seemed to have grasped the last straw and choked up and said, "It's not me, it's really not me. I didn't instigate others to kill."

She heard it clearly just now. It turned out that Huang Jingshu was actually the son of Huang Tongpan. No matter what, she had to hold him tightly.

"I know, I know. Don't worry. With me here, no one can wrongly accuse you."

The beauty shed tears, and Huang Jingshu felt so distressed that he hugged her and tried to comfort her. In his heart, he couldn't help wanting to tear the person who wronged her into pieces. Yue'er was so delicate and beautiful, how could she instigate others to kill?
"Brother Huang, this matter is not simple. It is very likely aimed at you."

Yang Huaian, who had calmed down, looked at them and decisively pushed everything onto Huang Jingshu. If Huang Jingshu took action himself, no matter how big the incident became, it would not cause any waves. If he did not want to use the power of the Huang family and let them take action, then he would owe them a favor, and his father might be able to move up in the future.

"so what?"

Huang Jingshu raised his eyebrows with a look of arrogance. In Chenzhou, his Huang family had never been afraid of anyone.

"Hahaha...Brother Huang is really domineering. Come on, let's continue playing music and dancing!"

Hearing this, Yang Huaian picked up the wine glass with a laugh, obviously not taking this matter to heart. Both of them did not notice that Shen Xiangyue, who was nestled in Huang Jingshu's arms, also raised the corners of her lips, but her smile was not hearty, but rather filled with viciousness and cruelty. Obviously, she did not just want to clear her name.

"bump!"

"what···"

But the next second, the tightly closed door was suddenly kicked open, and two guards rushed in with a group of soldiers. All the women in the room screamed in fright.

"How dare you! Who allowed you in?"

Yang Huaian was furious. He slammed the table and stood up, pointing at the leading guard and scolding him.

Huang Jingshu, who was hugging Shen Xiangyue at the side, also didn't look very happy. No one had ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of him since he was a child!
"Catch him!"

The guard glanced at them calmly without any fear and gave the order directly.

"Yes!"

"You dare? I am... um..."

"You guys are so brave... um..."

"Ah...Mr. Huang..."

These soldiers were not the ones guarding the city, but the Western Border Army brought by Yan Lang. They rushed forward immediately. Yang Huaian and Huang Jingshu were both furious, but before they could finish shouting, they were pressed in the mute point by the guards from a distance. Including Shen Xiangyue, everyone was arrested.

"take away."

Without even a glance at Yang Huaian and Huang Jingshu, who were still struggling with ferocious faces, the guards turned around and left. The soldiers followed them without saying a word. After they left, more than a hundred soldiers were left behind to surround the entire Tianxiang Tower. Everyone who saw this scene was shocked. After they found out what had happened, they all went to the yamen. Everyone wanted to know whether Yang Huaian, who had always been domineering in Datong County, and the Huang family, who were like local tyrants, would collapse because of this.

【End of this chapter】

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