The Xu Mansion, passed down from King Taiping, has one family and three masters.
It is true that he is a behemoth that is difficult for ordinary people to shake, but when a man comes to this world, he should stand upright and do what he does and what he does not do.
He is a man from Zuoqiu, Angzang. Since he has sworn sworn vows with others and vowed to share blessings and share hardships, he should fulfill his promise.
"Zuoqiu, are you sure?"
Uncle Lu glanced at Zuoqiu with a burning gaze, "Do you know that as long as I am here, no one in the world can assassinate you."
"Uncle Lu, although I don't know everything about your abilities, I, Zuoqiu, am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"I'll thank you, Uncle Lu, for this matter!"
Zuoqiu saluted Uncle Lu solemnly.
"That's fine!"
Uncle Lu smiled, "If you say so, then it will be as you wish!"
"Thank you, Uncle Lu!"
Zuoqiu bowed to Uncle Lu again, and then handed a handwritten letter to Uncle Lu.
By then, Uncle Lu had arrived at Lao Xu's house in Lingshui Village, and this letter was the proof.
"I'll go too—"
After receiving Zuoqiu's handwriting, Uncle Lu smiled slightly, swayed, and like a ghost, he jumped over the wall from the backyard of the county government office in an instant.
Zuo Qiumu stared blankly at Uncle Lu, who showed off his skills before leaving, and couldn't help but shudder.
With Uncle Lu's skills, what exactly happened to him, and he was actually injured and on the verge of death, so he saved her.
Unfortunately, Uncle Lu still refused to reveal his identity, and Zuoqiu was helpless.
Now that everyone is gone, forget it.
Anyway, even if he knew the truth, I probably wouldn't be able to help him much.
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Xiangyi Prefecture, Linyao City.
In the lobby of the prefect's Yamen, the prefect Shen Wansheng was receiving a visitor from the capital.
Xu Yuanzun, the concubine of Antai Gong!
Although this was just the concubine of An Taigong Xu Huairen, he was neither a legitimate son nor a heir apparent, but this was the son of An Taigong's favorite Mrs. Ru.
Xu Huairen, the Duke of Antai, pampered and protected him, so Xu Yuanzun was naturally raised to be a bit arrogant.
Even though he knew that Shen Wansheng was born in the Shen family of Changshan and that the Shen family was a noble family, Xu Yuanzun still did not take Shen Wansheng seriously.
After being introduced into the lobby by Shen Wansheng, Xu Yuanzun unexpectedly took the seat that belonged to Shen Wansheng.
"Does Mr. Yuanzun know what he is doing?"
After Shen Wansheng sat down in Xu Yuanzun, his face immediately fell.
Even though Xu Yuanzun was An Taigong's favorite son, Xu Yuanzun had neither fame nor title. A white man, seeing himself as the prefect of a prefecture, just didn't show any courtesy, but now he was even more presumptuous, sitting in the position that belonged exclusively to the prefect.
"Why is Governor Shen so stingy?"
Xu Yuanzun saw Shen Wansheng's cold face, but he still sat on his seat and said, "It's just a seat."
"I'm just sitting here, and I'm not trying to steal your position as prefect. You don't have to be so serious, right?"
"The state has national laws, and every family has its own rules!"
"Rules are rules!"
Shen Wansheng said calmly, "Master Yuanzun, please stand up now. I can pretend that nothing happened."
"If not, I—"
"Why, is Magistrate Shen still planning to charge this young master with 'disrespecting'?"
Xu Yuanzun chuckled and said, "Prefect Shen may not know yet, but I am discussing marriage with the seventh lady of the Shen family in Changshan. Maybe we will be a family before long!"
"If Magistrate Shen catches me now, I'm afraid the chief of your Changshan Shen family will be the first to come and settle the score with you!"
"presumptuous!"
Shen Wansheng was really angry at Xu Yuanzun.
"Come here, capture this disrespectful thief, drag him down, and give him fifty sticks."
I really shame you!
Shen Wansheng has met many distinguished disciples and even the prince. However, I have never seen anyone as ignorant as Xu Yuanzun.
He was just a concubine, relying on being favored, he didn't know who he was, and he didn't even pay attention to the laws and regulations of the court.
"Prefect Shen, don't, don't get excited, why don't I get up!"
Before anyone from outside could come in, Xu Yuanzun stood up from the magistrate's seat.
However, Shen Wansheng did not tolerate his problems.
In fact, the moment he knew that Xu Yuanzun came to Xiangyi Mansion to cause trouble for his sworn brother, Xu Yuanzun and Shen Wansheng wanted to cause trouble for Xu Yuanzun. Not to mention Xu Yuanzun being such a troublemaker, even if a good boy comes here, Shen Wansheng can cause trouble for him.
When the officers from the prefect's Yamen came in, Shen Wansheng directly asked people to drag Xu Yuanzun down.
Fifty boards, even one board less would be enough.
And the old steward of Haiyan Mansion, who came to Xiangyi Mansion with Xu Yuanzun, just stood by with a smile from beginning to end, never stopping Xu Yuanzun's wantonness. When Shen Wansheng wanted to deal with Xu Yuanzun, he did not come out either. Talk about love.
Throughout the whole process, the old steward was like a complete bystander.
When Xu Yuanzun was pulled out to be beaten, Shen Wansheng looked at the old steward of Xu Mansion who had remained silent.
"The old steward is the one who's talking about this, right?"
Shen Wansheng turned to look at the old steward of Haiyan Mansion and nodded slightly.
The old steward smiled and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from Magistrate Shen."
"Old steward, you are really joking. You did it so obviously. If I can't even see this, why should I be in charge of Xiangyi Mansion?"
"Well, it was my fault!"
The old steward smiled lightly and said, "I don't want to hide anything from Magistrate Shen. The old man came here because of the wishes of my old lady."
"A few days ago, a member of my Xu family was killed under the rule of Anshun County, Xiangyi Prefecture."
"According to speculation, the perpetrator is probably Xu Huaiyi, the abandoned son who was expelled from the Xu family twenty years ago. Therefore, the old man followed the old lady's instructions and came to clean up the family."
"At that time, please ask Magistrate Shen to deal with it!"
"What's the meaning?"
After hearing what the old steward said, Shen Wansheng's expression suddenly changed.
"Haha, that's probably what Magistrate Shen understands!"
The old steward answered calmly.
"Bold, do you want to test the power of my sword?"
Shen Wansheng's expression changed, "Without real evidence, who gave you the courage to convict someone?"
"Prefect Shen, you may not know something."
"That is, when I, the Xu Mansion, are doing things, why do we need evidence?"
The old steward glanced at Shen Wansheng very arrogantly, "Besides, cleaning up the family in our Xu Mansion is a private matter. Even the current emperor will not say a word."
"Who do you think you are, Shen Wansheng?"
"I respect you because you are from the Shen family in Changshan. I call you Magistrate Shen. Don't you really think that there is nothing I can do about you being a small magistrate?"
The old steward, who had looked courteous and polite just now, suddenly changed his expression.
Shen Wansheng was very angry.
He looked at the old steward, who was even more arrogant than Xu Yuanzun, and couldn't help laughing loudly, "Okay, very good!" (End of Chapter)