The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Wei Peng knew that the current situation was not favorable to him. There were countless people watching outside the door, and most of the five elders of the gentry were also gathered in the yard. At this moment, he had to put aside his arrogance.

Wei Peng calmed down a little, stroked his hand and said, "Thank you, sir! Since I have no right to interfere in the prison, have you seen the official document of the Ministry of Justice?"

"really?"

Xie Tingwen was shocked and thought to himself that this was not good. If he was talking about the official document of the Ministry of Justice, he was just a seventh-rank county magistrate and had no power to stop it.

Seeing Xie Tingwen's frustrated expression, Liu Qing regained his strength, staggered to his feet and said, "Xie Tingwen! You are just a seventh-rank county magistrate, and now you are so arrogant that you even want to judge me."

Xie Tingwen secretly clenched his fists, looking at Liu Qing who was like a clown in front of him. He could hardly hold back his anger and ordered him to be beaten to death.

Although Wei Peng had secured a sixth-rank official position as a pacification envoy for Liu Qing, Liu Qing was still an eighth-rank county lieutenant in Laigu County. In theory, Xie Tingwen had the right to dispose of him.

But after Xie Tingwen thought carefully for a moment, he realized that something was wrong. Even Xie Shuting behind the screen noticed something strange.

"A mere eighth-rank county lieutenant actually asked the commander of the militia to show up in person. Moreover, even when things have come to this point, the other party is still unwilling to let go. What secrets does Liu Qing have?" Xie Shuting pondered to herself.

Xie Ningzhi, who was standing by, also looked puzzled. After glancing at the main hall, he couldn't help but wonder, "What on earth is there about Liu Qing that is worth the other party's efforts to protect him, and even using the connections in the Ministry of Justice?"

"Shu Ting! People's lives are just about running around for two things: money and power. Do you think Liu Qing looks rich?"

Xie Ningzhi listened to Li Shixian's voice that sounded like the singing of a yellow spirit, and said with a smile: "Miss Li! In addition to money and power, you also have fame!"

"name?"

Li Shixian burst out laughing when he heard this, and pointed at the screen and said, "Master Xie! Do you think that Liu Qing, with his status and what he did in Laigu County, is going for fame?"

"This..." Xie Ningzhi was speechless for a moment, unable to refute.

Just as Li Shixian said, everyone in Laigu County was afraid of Liu Qing, not only because he was the county lieutenant, but more because of his ruthlessness.

If it was said that it was for fame, Xie Ningzhi would be the first one who would not believe it, but if it was not for fame then it could only be said that it was for money and power.

Just as Xie Ningzhi was thinking, Xie Shuting's heart trembled, and a bad premonition suddenly came to her mind.

She said in a deep voice with a deathly pale face: "The Immortal Poet is right. Liu Qing is not after fame, nor for power, but for money."

"money?"

Xie Ningzhi asked with a strange look in his eyes: "Little sister! Don't make a fuss. With just this little tax revenue from Gu County, how dare Liu Qing mess with it?"

"He's not interested in the tax revenue from Laigu County." Xie Shuting said with a stern expression, "Xi'er! Prepare the paper and grind the ink."

"Yes, Miss!" Lian Xi leaned over and responded.

Xie Shuting quickly walked to the desk beside her, and Xie Ningzhi and Li Shixian followed her without knowing why.

I saw the brush writing suffocating words on the paper, and the atmosphere in the originally solemn back hall became even more depressing.

As she finished writing, Xie Shuting hurriedly put the letter in order and handed it to Lian Xi, saying, "Xi'er! Hurry up and give the letter to Uncle Qin. Tell him to give it to father immediately."

"Yes, Miss!" Lian Xi responded, not daring to delay at all, and quickly ran to the front yamen.

When Xie Ningzhi read the words on the letter, his heart was already filled with turmoil.

He looked at Xie Shuting with a pale face and said, "Little sister! Tell me, were the words in the letter just now all speculations?"

Xie Shuting shook her head and said with a hint of worry, "This should be true. Liu Qing is just a county lieutenant, but he mobilized a large army to bring out a militia commander, and the Ministry of Justice was also involved. Brother, do you think Liu Qing has this ability?"

Xie Ningzhi shook his head in response, but he still had concerns in his heart, "But we can't find out that he has hidden money. If he did it for money, there is no trace of it!"

"Yes, he has money, and it's fifty thousand strings of cash, and it's right below the garden of Zhang's house."

Xie Shuting said this with a helpless and bitter smile on her face, and said thoughtfully: "I had originally agreed with my father that the 50,000 strings of cash would be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue after the case was settled to offset the three years of tax arrears in Laigu County. Now it seems that I can no longer hide it, and I have to use the 50,000 strings of cash to buy my life."

"Buy life? Whose life?" Li Shixian asked.

"Miss Li! Of course he wants to buy the lives of our entire family. Didn't you read the letter my younger sister just wrote? This Liu Qing's money-making is related to people in the supreme position." Xie Ningzhi said inwardly in shock.

Xie Shuting calmed down and glanced through the screen at Zhao Zhen and Yan Shuang in the yard.

She had realized that many things in her life had happened ahead of schedule, but she had never expected it to happen so quickly.

In the main hall, Xie Tingwen looked at Liu Qing with a gloomy face, and just when he was about to fight for his official position and kill Liu Qing.

Uncle Qin came in from the side door, holding a letter in his hands. He walked straight to Xie Tingwen and said in a low voice, "Master! The young lady asked you to read the letter first."

Xie Tingwen was stunned for a moment, smelled the paper with the scent of ink in his hand, waved his hand to signal Uncle Qin to leave, and then unfolded the letter and began to read it by himself.

"Father! Find a way to transfer the 50,000 strings of silver hidden in Zhang's house and Liu Qing's case to the Ministry of Punishment... This case is beyond your ability. With the fight for Dabao ahead, your father is a low-ranking official with low power, so you should be prudent and protect yourself."

Looking at the four words "the dispute over Dabao" in the letter, Xie Tingwen now understood why Wei Peng would spare no effort to protect Liu Qing. It turned out that he had something in mind.

Thinking of this, Xie Tingwen immediately slammed the gavel and said, "Offender Liu Qing, you..."

"Xie Tingwen, you dare." Wei Peng scolded.

His voice resounded throughout the main hall, interrupting Xie Tingwen's words. He knew that if the verdict came from Xie Tingwen's mouth, Liu Qing would be doomed.

"Lord Wei! What else do you have to say?" Xie Tingwen sneered, completely disregarding his previous concerns.

"Master Xie! As for the crime, Liu Qing has a document from the Ministry of Justice, ordering you to return him to the government office for trial. Logically, Liu Qing has been appointed by this official, and is now a sixth-rank official of the militia Xuanfu Envoy. Master Xie keeps saying that he is handling the case in accordance with the Great Song Law. Do you still remember that the law states that the crime of an official can only be handled by the Ministry of Punishment? Master Xie, do you want to go against the court and the Ministry of Punishment?"

Xie Tingwen couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this. "What a great phrase, 'going against the imperial court, going against the Ministry of Punishment'. Lord Wei has put such a big hat on me, should I accept it or not?"

"What does this mean, Lord Xie?" Wei Peng asked coldly.

There was a subtle uneasiness in his eyes because Xie Tingwen's reaction was too abnormal.