ebookland Chapter 405 Your mother's injustice, are you not going to defend her?
Chapter 405 Your mother's injustice, are you not going to defend her?
Chapter 405 Your mother's injustice, are you not going to defend her?
Magistrate Yang was startled and was about to confirm when he heard him say, "I heard that Magistrate Yang is from the capital. Our Magistrate of Ninghai, Lord Wu Qingfeng, is also a native of the capital. I wonder if Magistrate Yang has heard of this person?"
After pausing for a moment, he grinned slyly at the grandfather and grandson below and said, "It's alright if you haven't heard of it. The Wu family and Magistrate Yang should know about it."
"If you haven't even heard of the Wu family, then I'll have to suspect that you, Lord Yang, are impersonating someone else!"
"By the way, that Wu family token should be in Lord Yang's hands now, right?"
Magistrate Yang loosened his sleeve, and the token slipped into his palm.
He gripped the token tightly with his five fingers, almost crushing it.
But in the end, he still didn't have the guts, so he could only suppress his anger and agree, "It is indeed Yang's place. Sheng'er is young and impetuous and did not mean to offend Young Master Chen. It's all a misunderstanding. Please give Yang some face and let me tell you the whole story slowly."
Chen Zhao waved his hand, "Lord Yang is joking. The Censorate is there to seek justice. I am just an ordinary citizen."
"After receiving a few days of instruction from my uncle on how to speak up for the people, and since the matter was caused by my younger brother Yanqing, I got involved in this trivial matter."
"To be frank, I'm just a messenger relaying the message. As for the details and the injustices involved, it would be better for Lord Yang to save those for his superiors or the Censorate!"
Magistrate Yang narrowed his eyes, as if about to say something.
Chen Zhao smiled and extended his hand to him, "Lord Yang, that token was given to me by Lord Wu before I set off, in case I was bullied by someone. He told me to carry it with me for emergencies."
"When I get back, I still need to return it to Lord Wu! I'll trouble Lord Yang to return it to me..."
Magistrate Yang's eyes widened. The token still had to be returned? Was this the rule of the Wu family?
So it's like borrowing it for a while?
Magistrate Yang suddenly lowered his eyes and looked around the teahouse in front of him.
We need to reconsider the feasibility of a strong offensive.
Then he thought that it was still broad daylight, and unless he leveled the entire street, he wasn't confident he could do it without leaving a trace.
But it's clear this kid is unyielding, and who knows how many people they've brought with them. If things go well, great; if not...
Magistrate Yang has always been a patient man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to climb up to his current position from a lowly servant who washed horses for his master.
I thought to myself, if it won't work during the day, what about at night!
As long as we set up defenses in advance, surround these people's residences, and create an accident, then there will be no way to prove anything.
What waves can those lowly commoners possibly stir up?
As for the Wu family's token?
Magistrate Yang originally intended to use this as bait to invite that young man surnamed Chen to his residence to see if he could win him over.
Since he doesn't know what's good for him, then...
However, in order to keep the young man in check, Magistrate Yang put on a very good-natured demeanor and placed the token on the stone steps in front of the teahouse with both hands.
Then, feigning regret, he said, "I originally thought I could make friends with Young Master Chen, but now it seems that Young Master Chen has a deep-seated prejudice against me. It's not like I can change Young Master Chen's impression of me with just a few words."
"But I am upright and have nothing to fear, and I can withstand scrutiny."
"I believe that in the future, Young Master Chen will come to understand my character again."
After saying that, he bowed earnestly and said, "Since Young Master Chen does not wish to be disturbed by us, this old man will take his men and leave first."
"If Young Master Chen encounters any difficulties here, he may send someone to the county government to inform me, and I will do my best to help."
Chen Zhao thought to himself, "I believed your lies. You old rascal, you're really wicked."
But he still smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble!"
Magistrate Yang did not linger any longer. With a wave of his hand, everyone left with him.
The wounded constable had already been carried away, and none of the remaining people dared to utter a word, fearing that they would be the next to be hit by an arrow.
Only Yun Sheng was beaten and humiliated.
How could he possibly feel at peace with himself? As his maternal grandfather dragged him away, he was still cursing, "Yun Qing, you bastard, you just wait, I'll kill you sooner or later..."
Lin Chang'er frowned, took the bow and arrow from Xiao Qi's hand, drew the bowstring, and shot at Yun Sheng.
Yun Sheng was focused on making threats, but by the time he realized something was wrong, it was too late to hide. He yelled and fell to the ground.
At the same time, with a "thud," an arrow pierced through his cloak at the crotch and penetrated three-tenths of an inch into the ground.
Yun Sheng trembled, breaking out in a cold sweat, and remained silent.
Chen Zhao, however, noticed a puddle of water on his body.
Chen Zhao, being a clever little devil, immediately shouted, "My God, did he pee his pants in fright?!"
With his shout, Yun Sheng's face, which had been deathly pale with fright, instantly flushed red, then turned a deep purplish-red, and finally returned to deathly pale, like a colorful palette, extremely fascinating.
Magistrate Yang closed his eyes tightly, thinking to himself, "I've really bitten off more than I can chew today."
Although he wasn't exactly a big shot, he had certainly weathered many storms.
It is obvious that from the beginning until now, the three arrows were shot by different people, but their archery skills were all superb.
Suddenly, I felt a little relieved that I hadn't launched a full-scale attack.
With three marksmen who weren't fully prepared, they might not even be able to escape unscathed, let alone defeat their opponents.
Magistrate Yang summoned his attendant and had him carry Yun Sheng away.
After the commotion outside the teahouse subsided, the people inside the teahouse erupted in excitement once again.
This confrontation has undoubtedly given those people who previously had no way to seek justice a great deal of confidence.
Some of them wept with joy, while others even wanted to kneel before Chen Zhao.
Chen Zhao was terrified. He said that he had only received guidance from a master and that the matter had not yet been accomplished. He would express his gratitude later when the matter was settled.
The people had no objections and followed orders, lining up to ask Headmaster Chen and Lin Yanqing to write their petitions.
It's a pity that even at his advanced age, Chen Shanzhang's hands still move in a blur.
Lin Yanqing goes without saying.
What he is most grateful for right now is that after Sister Chang'er adopted him into his father's family, he changed his previous bad habit of not liking to study and started reading and learning to read with everyone in the family. Now, with the guidance of Headmaster Chen, although his writing is still a bit lacking, his handwriting is at least presentable.
After working for half a day, Chen Zhao finalized the sale of the teahouse with the owner, and Lin Chang'er drank two pots of tea, she finally finished writing the entire complaint.
Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng came downstairs at the right time and saw him placing the calligraphy brush on the brush holder.
Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng exchanged a glance, then Lin Chang'er stepped forward and asked, "Have you finished writing?"
Lin Yanqing: "It's finished."
Lin Chang'er raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure?"
Lin Yanqing nodded affirmatively.
Lin Chang'er curved her lips into a smile, "You don't plan to defend your mother's innocence?"
Lin Yanqing was startled, "Sister..."