The magistrate of Zhenyang County was named Chen Jiangying, and he had always had a close relationship with the Zheng family.
After learning that Zheng Bei had suffered a loss, he hurried over with his men. On the way, he met the two elders of the Zheng family, and they joined forces and headed straight for the dock.
No matter how much he heard, it was not as shocking as seeing it with his own eyes. Chen Jiangying was so frightened by the blood on the ground that his legs went limp. If the people around him had not quickly supported him, he would have fallen to the ground. On the contrary, the Zheng couple calmed down after the shock and looked around for their son.
They knew their son came here to catch a woman. When they saw Shaoyao coming, they thought that this was the woman their son wanted to catch. The old woman immediately screamed in a shrill voice, "Where did you take my son to!"
The answer she got was a loud 'bang' and a scream. Shaoyao swung her whip and picked up Chen Jiangying and smashed him down hard. The force she used was enough to hurt the person but not break any bones.
After three consecutive hits, Shaoyao retracted the whip and looked at the old couple. The two of them could sense her ill intentions through the veil, and they immediately stepped back and pulled the servants to the front to block her.
Shaoyao sneered. It was no surprise that the shameless son had such shameless parents.
The guards had already helped Chen Jiangying up. His facial features were distorted with pain. Only after being protected by the guards did he dare to shout, "How dare you attack an official appointed by the imperial court? You are so bold! Quick, take her down!"
Shaoyao's whip snaked through the crowd, rolled him out and threw him to the ground, then threw him behind him. Yu Tao, who was standing not far behind, caught him and said, "Tie him up and take him away tomorrow."
With a disdainful look at the yamen runners and the two old men who dared not move, Shaoyao turned and left.
But just because she disdains to argue with others doesn't mean that someone is willing to let her go. The old woman suddenly pounced on Shaoyao, "You evil woman, give me back my son!"
As Shaoyao dodged, the old woman rushed forward. She whipped the person back and pushed her backwards, throwing her back to Old Man Zheng. At this time, the yamen runners over there also moved. No matter how scared they were, they could not watch the adults being taken away in front of them, otherwise they would have no way to survive.
Shaoyao sneered a few times, wielded the whip to perfection, and knocked down all the good-for-nothings in an instant.
Without their might, the two elders of the Zheng family looked at the evil star in front of them cautiously and retreated repeatedly, "You...what do you want to do? I, I tell you, my daughter is the wife of the general manager, you...ah..."
The whip was shaken in front of the two men, and the empty sound made them scream in fear. Shaoyao was too lazy to pay attention to them and turned away.
This time, the old woman didn't dare to pounce on him again.
Yu Tao carried Chen Jiangying into the room. When Xia Dong saw who it was, he was so scared that he stood up immediately. He looked at Hua Zhi, then at Chen Jiangying, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
"Miss Shaoyao, take her away together."
"Tie him up and take him together with Zheng Bei." Hua Zhi did not stop him at all. This matter was no longer just her personal matter. Even if Shaoyao wanted to expose this, the Qishusi would back her up. With Shaoyao's identity and Yan Xi's ability, not to mention that Shaoyao was not at all wrong in this matter, even if she really wronged someone, those people would have to admit it.
Shaoyao came in from outside with a murderous look on her face, "Huahua, you can go now."
Hua Zhi nodded and let Bao Xia help her stand up. "Yu Tao, Wang Cheng and Chen Shi, please stay and look after these people. If anyone comes to rob them, keep them here."
"yes."
Jiang Huanran ran to pull the county magistrate's carriage over, and even though his wounds were so painful that his teeth were crooked and his mouth was broken, he still had a smile on his face. At this moment, there was only one word in his mind: worth it, it was totally worth it to come out this time!
"Miss, where are we going?" Why does this word "we" sound so pleasing to the eyes and ears? Jiang Huan grinned and looked a little silly.
"Let's go to the previous inn. It's closer."
"Okay." Jiang Huanran sat on the carriage, as if he was going to drive the carriage himself. Xu Ying didn't dare to put the safety of her daughter in the hands of others, so she pushed him aside in a half-polite and half-unpolite way, "Master Jiang, please sit down. I will drive the carriage."
Jiang Huanran really didn’t know how to do it, so he didn’t try to be stubborn and just moved aside.
Hua Zhi lifted the car curtain and said, "Boss Xia, please go back. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
Xia Donglai and Xia Ling both cupped their hands, "It will definitely be so."
Hua Zhi nodded to the two of them and lowered the curtain. She didn't care about the changes in the power in Zhenyang, and she would not interfere. If Xia Donglai was smart, he would not have swallowed up the Zheng family's piece of cake alone. As long as the Xia family did not dominate alone, they should be able to cooperate happily in the next few years.
Even though the innkeeper didn't know that this group of people were the ones that Zheng Bei dealt with at the dock, he guessed something when he saw the blood on their bodies. He wanted to drive them away, but he didn't dare to. He hid behind the counter and kept winking at the waiter next to him.
The waiter was also afraid and didn't dare to come forward. He just stood far away and asked tremblingly, "Sir, are you staying here or just stopping by for a meal?"
Xu Ying stepped forward and said, "Stay in the hotel, five upper rooms, and send more hot water to the room."
The shopkeeper put the five keys on the counter, and the clerk took them and trotted ahead, "Sir, please follow me."
They stayed in the rooms that had been checked out in the morning. After entering the house, they sent everyone else away. Hua Zhi leaned over the table, her body trembling slightly. She really couldn't hold on any longer. She was in pain and tired.
"I'll go get some water." Bao Xia left with red eyes. After the incident at the Hua family, how comfortable the Hua family members were was how hard it was for Miss Hua. She took everything on her shoulders and endured everything by herself. Because she was so capable, it seemed as if everyone had forgotten that she was only sixteen. In the many years before that, she only loved to read books and think about food.
Shaoyao helped Huahua to the bedside and let her lean against the bed frame, then she stripped off all her clothes. Her fair skin was swollen and red, with some wounds with the flesh turned outward, which was shocking. Shaoyao was used to seeing life and death, and had treated even serious injuries, but at this moment she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Her Huahua was the most distinguished person she had ever met. She should have stayed in that house peacefully, with flowers, plants, books and food, and just had to give advice. Such life-threatening things were obviously not something she should do, but this was already the second time, and as long as Huahua was still out there, no one could guarantee that this would be the last time.
"Why do you look like you're about to cry?" Hua Zhi teased. She wanted to raise her hand to touch her head but found that she couldn't move a single finger. It turned out that she couldn't relax. If she relaxed, she would become a waste.
Shaoyao carefully avoided her wounds and hugged her gently, "I thought you wouldn't get hurt as long as I stayed by your side."
"Who could have thought that they would be so bold as to use the garrison for their own purposes?"
"But you could have hidden behind us and waited for us to deal with the people before coming out. That way you wouldn't have gotten hurt."